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Photographer: Trustees of the British Museum
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Extent
H: 37.2 cm ; W: 37.5 cm ; 30.5 cm
Temporal Subject
Note
Dates to c. 500 BCE.
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Attributed to the Trustees of the British Museum under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
Abstract
Red-figure hydria depicting two nude male athletes wearing wreaths exercising in the center and a paidotribe and flute-player on either side. One of the athletes is a discobolus preparing to throw a discus and the other is preparing a rod to throw. An inscription reads 'HOΠAIΣ KAΛΟΣ, ό παίς καλός' twice.
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Origin Place Name
Attica
Origin Country
Greece
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