Calyx-Krater with Athletes

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Object/Title: Calyx-Krater with Athletes
Type: Pottery
Provenance: Greece
Findspot: Italy, Campania, Capua
Abstract: Red-Figure calyx-krater with scenes of athletics and abductions. The upper frieze depicts nude male athletes exercising: one holds a discus, two hold halteres and practice jumping, two are boxing, and one holds a strigil. Between the athletes are draped trainers wearing wreaths holding staffs. The lower frieze depicts male youths with spears pursing female youths as well as the mythological scene of Eos pursuing Tithonos (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017).
Physical Location: The Met Fifth Avenue
URL: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247336
Measurements: H: 35.7 cm ; W: 35.4 cm
Description: Dates to c. 440 BCE and is attributed to the Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy.
Bibliography: Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Calyx-krater." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed November 29, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247336
Access Condition: Open Access for Scholarly Content
Creative Commons: CC0 1.0
Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Role: Photographer
Name: Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy
Role: Painter
Related Search Terms: Terracotta
Red-Figure
Krater
Calyx Krater
Classical
Athlete
Nudity
Male
Trainer
Goddess
Eos
Halteres
Jumping Weights
Jumper
Discus
Diskos
Strigil
Equipment
Wreath
Boxer
Pyx
Spear
Date: 5th c. BCE