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Bowl (dinos) depicting athletes training
Greek
Classical Period
about 430–420 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 30 x 21.5 cm (8 7/16 x 11 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.)
Diameter: 27.7cm (10 7/8in.)
Diameter: 27.7cm (10 7/8in.)
Credit Line
Catharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession Number96.720
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionNude youths practice the javelin, boxing, long jump, and the discus throw. Two trainers wearing mantles and holding sticks observe them. A musician, playing a double-pipe (aulos) and wearing a sleeveless patterned tunic over a long-sleeved, similarly-patterned tunic, provides a rhythm for a javelin thrower. A cheek-strap (phorbeia) supports his instrument. Behind the musician, a starting post is painted white, probably to indicate stone.
[Label text]:
A group of eleven youths train for athletic activities on the side of this dinos, while another youth plays the double-flute.
[Label text]:
A group of eleven youths train for athletic activities on the side of this dinos, while another youth plays the double-flute.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: "Can be traced to Athens."); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, October 1896