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Two-handled jar (amphora) with trainer and victorious athlete
Greek
Early Classical Period
480–460 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Height: 30.9 cm (12 3/16 in.)
Diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8109
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 096.
DescriptionSide B: A youth drags the skin of an ox by the tail, probably to assist in a sacrifice.
Side A: A bearded trainer carries a forked stick and a young athlete holds olive twigs which are often awarded to the victor of an athletic match. The trainer also carries a walking stick.
Condition: Considerably chipped.
Side A: A bearded trainer carries a forked stick and a young athlete holds olive twigs which are often awarded to the victor of an athletic match. The trainer also carries a walking stick.
Condition: Considerably chipped.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Naples: certainly from Cumae.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901