Expanding Ekphrasis to the Broader Field of Mnemotechny: or How the Shield of Achilles Relates to a Towel, Car, and Water Buffalo

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Here are a few other very early examples prior to or around the time of the Iliad:

• Enkidu funerary statue in Gilgamesh
• Jason’s mantle in Argonautica
• Tabernacle description in book of Exodus chapters 25–27 and 35–40