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Drinking cup (kylix) with athletes

Greek
Early Classical Period
about 480–470 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens

Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions Height: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.); diameter: 23.1 cm (9 1/8 in.).
Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number01.8075
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ClassificationsVessels

Catalogue Raisonné Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 034.
DescriptionInterior: Nude youth, profile to right, about to put on his cloak (himation) after bathing. His toilet kit hangs on the wall behind him.
Exterior side A: Three youths exercise in presence of trainer.
Exterior side B: Trainer watching two youths boxing.
ProvenanceBy 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Rome.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901