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Hector's corpse

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Attic black figure hydria, c. 520BC
Attributed to Antiope Group
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Achilles steps into his chariot, looking back at Priam and Hecuba (see detail).
Hector's body is attached to the chariot by his feet.
The tomb of Patroclus is indicated by a white burial mound,
above which flies the winged ghost of Patroklos.
Iris runs across the front of the chariot.

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