Ancient Greek Vase 22cm,Red figure Amphora,Achilles,Zeus with Ganymede

Enhance your decor with an Ancient Greek Amphora 6th Century B.C. with Red Figure painting .Amphora was an Ancient Greek vase used for storing olive and wine. Red-figure vase painting is one of the most important styles of figural Greek vase painting. It developed in Athens around 520 BC and remained in use until the late 3rd century BC. Its modern name is based on the figural depictions in red colour on a black background, in contrast to the preceding black-figure style with black figures on a red background. First side: Achilles tending the wounded Patroclus.Achilles and Patroclus, are one of the most celebrated male warrior pairs in Greek literature after the Trojan War. Achilles is a young Greek warrior in Homerâ€s Iliad who possesses superhuman strength and ability as he was born from a nymph and a mortal. Second side:Zeus with Ganymede.In Greek Mythology, Ganymedes was the embodiment of beauty. He was a handsome, young Trojan who was, as Homer describes, “the most beautiful of mortals.†In the myth of Ganymedes and Zeus, Ganymedes is herding his flock on the mountainside when Zeus sees him and is determined to make Gaynmedes his lover. Net weight: 0,7 kgr(1,55lbr), Height:22cm (8,58in)