Stock Photo - Controversy over Achilles' weapons. A popular motif of vase painters since ancient times was the dispute over the weapons of the killed Achilles. This magnificent bowl's images on the outside and inside form a unit. The first scene on the outside shows the argument: in the middle, Agamemnon stands behind the weapons lying on the ground. On the left, Aias with a drawn sword, and on the right, Odysseus is in a defensive position. In the voting scene (on the other side), Athena dominates the center of the picture; in front of her, the base on which the warriors place their voting stones. On the left is Odysseus, who joyfully raises his hands at the sight of the many stones on his side; on the right, Ajax sadly turns away. The inner picture shows the end of the quarrel: Neoptolemos, the son of Achilles, receives from Odysseus his father's weapons, created by the blacksmith god Hephaestus. The masterpiece from the beginning of Duris' middle creative period with his signature on the left edge of the interior image and; Signature of the potter Python on the edge of the base ring. Duris was one of the most productive and crucial Attic red-figure bowl painters. More than 300 vases are attributed to him, 39 of which he signed as a painter. His creative period ranges from around 500 to 470 BC. BC; is divided into an early, a middle, and a late working period. He formed a workshop community with the potter Python for a long time. His creative period ranges from around 500 to 470 BC. BC; is divided into an early, a middle, and a late working period. He formed a workshop community with the potter Python for a long time. Greek. Attic, red figure. Around 490 BC. Caere , Cerveteri, Italy.