Story of Troy Mug

Exclusive to the British Museum, a bone china mug featuring imagery inspired by the Trojan War.

This fascinating mug has been decorated with a design based on traditional red-figure and black-figure scenes found on ancient Greek vases, plates and other pottery. The illustrations represent key moments from the infamous 10-year Trojan War, including the hero Achilles slaying the Amazonian Queen Penthesilea, and Achilles playing Ajax at a board game. The images are bordered by Greek-inspired patterns and motifs.

The story of the Trojan War is one of the best-known stories from classical mythology. The epic story tells of how the ancient Greek army won the seemingly endless siege by tricking the Trojans with the notorious wooden horse.

A unique gift inspired by legendary warfare.