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Image: Wall painting - Hephaistos producing the new arms for Achilles - Pompeii (IX 1 7) - Napoli MAN 9529

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Description: - object type: wall painting (fresco) - description: Hephaistos and 2 assistants work on the arms for Achilles: cuirass and greaves are already lying on the floor, the shield held up by Hephaistos and one of his assistants shows the mirror image of Thetis, sitting and watching the scene; the other assistant works on the helmet - period / date: third style of pompeian wall painting - height: 159 cm - width: 113 cm - findspot: Pompeii IX, 1, 7, amb. (e) - museum / inventory number: Napoli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale 9529 - Please note: The above museum permits photography of its exhibits for private, educational, scientific, non-commercial purposes. If you intend to use the photo for any commercial aime, please contact the museum and ask for permission.
Title: Wall painting - Hephaistos producing the new arms for Achilles - Pompeii (IX 1 7) - Napoli MAN 9529
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