Extra Large 19th Century Italian Majolica Charger

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Large Tondo Majolica Italian Charger -
The episode is a moment from the decade-long Trojan War, the final moments of … more Large Tondo Majolica Italian Charger -
The episode is a moment from the decade-long Trojan War, the final moments of the duel between Hector and Achilles on the ramparts of Troy, or more precisely – the time after the fight, when Achilles, unsatisfied with victory, desecrates the corpse of his opponent, dragging it tied to a chariot, and he does so in the presence of his grieving family and the Trojans watching the clash from the walls.

[Achilles] (…) committed unworthy deeds on the divine Hector.

Having pierced both of his leg cuffs with iron from behind,
Between the ankle and the heel, he pulled oxen straps,
He tied them to the cart so that his head would drag on the ground,
Then, having jumped into the seat and seized the famous armor,

He whipped the horses with a whip, and they took off at a run.

Behind the dragged one, dust rose, and the luxuriant black curls
Became ruffled, because his whole head lay
In the dust, so graceful recently; but then Kronid allowed it to be desecrated by his enemies,
On his own native land.

His head was completely toppled in the dust; but his mother

Pulled his hair and the beautiful veil far from her,
Having thrown it away, she groaned terribly, looking at her son. The beloved father and the whole nation with him moaned pitifully
In the midst of the city he wept and groaned in pain.

Then it happened exactly the same way, as if the whole

Ilium lying steeply from the top was burning with flame. less