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Athlete with strigil (scraper) at post
The youth holds a strigil, which was used to scrape oil and dirt from the skin after exercise. He stands beside a low column that probably indicates the gymnasium or palaistra where athletes trained.
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Title: Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 430 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number: 06.1021.171
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