Plate with the Embassy to Achilles

Photograph from above of a heavily illustrated, circular silver and gold plate depicting 8 male figures and 1 female figure (clothed) conferring in front of a stylized architectural facade. A naked man with a sword reclines at their feed; around him are pieces of armor and clothing.

Plate with the Embassy to Achilles (The Shield of Scipio)

Medium:
Silver and gold
Dimensions:
Diam. 71 cm
Context:
In the Rhône, near Avignon, France
Date:
Roman, 375–400 CE
Inventory Number:
inv. 56.344
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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