Black-figured calyx-krater – Odysseys

From Pharsala. 510–500 BC.
ΝΑΜ, Α 26746

Two phalanx formations of hoplitai (infantry) clash for the retrieval of a dead warrior from the battlefield. A scene possibly inspired by the fierce Homeric battle, in which the Achaeans manage in the end to recover Patroclos’ body from the Trojans.