Achilles Statuette Farnese appears as a tabletop accessory

appears as a tabletop accessory in more than a dozen of Pompeo Batoni's portraits of English visitors to Rome

Weight: 10 kg

From the attitude of the figure it is clear that the statue represents not a gladiator

Named after collector Charles Townley (1737-1805)

Sculptured arts reproduction of the original head from Chatsworth's famous sculpture

Achilles Statuette Farnese appears as a tabletop accessoryAchilles, after the antique marble by Filippo Albacini 1825. A well detailed sculpture depicting the Trojan warriors final blow after the epic battle with the Trojan prince Paris. Achilles knew from a prophecy that he must choose between a long, uneventful life without glory, or a short life with eternal fame. This ancient Greek sculpture of Achilles, depicts the moment he gets struck by an arrow, that has pierced his heel, his only vulnerable point.