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Photographer: Trustees of the British Museum
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Physical Form
Extent
H: 27.94 cm
Subject
Temporal Subject
Note
Dates to c. 460 BCE.
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Attributed to the Trustees of the British Museum under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0
Abstract
Stamnos depicting athletes. On the obverse two nude male athletes face each other, one holding a discus in both hands and the other holding two halteres. On the reverse two figures face each other, one a nude male athlete holding a discus in both hands and the other a clothed flute player dressed in a himation playing the double flute. Inscriptions are found decorating both the sides of the vessel.
Institution Name
Origin Place Name
Attica
Origin Country
Greece