artofthedarkages:“Achilles sacrificing to Zeus in the Ambrosian Iliad”A leaf from a Greek manuscript
artofthedarkages:“Achilles sacrificing to Zeus in the Ambrosian Iliad”A leaf from a Greek manuscript containing the Iliad with Achilles in his tent pouring libations onto a sacrificial fire for Zeus, who watches from above.Ink and tempera on vellum.Made in the 5th century at Constantinople. Currently held at the Ambrosian Library in Milan. -- source link
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