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Photographer: Trustees of the British Museum
Artist: The Bowdoin-Eye Painter
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Extent
H: 62 cm ; W: 38.5 cm ; D:38.5 cm
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Dates to c. 520-500 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 amphora. On one side three nude male athletes exercising. The figure on the left is a discobolus holding a discus; the figure in the center is preparing to throw a rod; and the figure on the right is a boxer preparing for a match. An inscription surrounds the central figure: 'ΛΑΔΑMΑΣ, Λαδάμας' on the right, 'Φ]άϋλλος' on the left, and 'KA', 'ΛΟΣ', and 'καλός' above him. On the other side Apollo, Artemis and Leto are depicted with a deer and panther standing behind them. Apollo's name is inscribed on the right: 'APOΛΛONOΣ, Άπολλώνος'.
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Attica
Origin Country
Greece
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