Black-Figure volute krater depicting scenes of gods and athletes around the neck. The top frieze depicts twelve figures, two of which are driving quadrigae. This is the mythological scene of the battle between the Giants and the Olympian gods (The J. Paul Getty Trust, 2017). Three of the gods are identified as Herakles, Hermes, and Athena by their attributes (True and Hamma, 1994: p.89). The lower frieze depicts fifteen figures: ten athletes, four trainers, and one flute player. The athletes, either training or competing, are doing various activities. This includes two runners in armour (hoplitodromos), a runner, a discus thrower, a javelin thrower, two wrestlers, two pankratiasts, and another standing off to the side holding a piece of equipment. Behind the last athlete is a tall pillar with a fillet on it, probably a turning post for the runner (True and Hamma, 1994: p.89).
