/internal/media/dispatcher/891823/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailDrinking cup (kylix) depicting pentathletesabout 500–490 B.C.OnesimosHeight: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); diameter: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)Ceramic, Red FigureHenry Lillie Pierce Fund01.80201Interior: Youth with diskos. The athlete bends forward at the moment in the backward swing just before the forward swing and release. Greek inscription, "Panaitios is handsome" (PANAITIOS KALOS), along the inner edge of the tondo above the athlete.
Exterior: Scenes of the athletic practice at the palaestra. One of the main figures is a jumper in mid-flight. At his right is his trainer, ready with the rod used for correcting mistakes. At the left, another youth runs, holding jumping weights (halteres). On the other side, the main figure is a diskos-thrower in the midst of his back swing. Again, a trainer and another athlete accompany the main figure.
Condition: Kylix was broken and repaired.Vessels9.000000000015369901