Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
Trainer
The young man is characterized as a trainer by the himation (overgarment) draped over his body and the staff on which he leans. The strigil (scraper) suspended before him and the column behind him indicate a setting for the training of athletes. The painter's artistic ambitions appear in the representation of the figure from the back.
The young man is characterized as a trainer by the himation (overgarment) draped over his body and the staff on which he leans. The strigil (scraper) suspended before him and the column behind him indicate a setting for the training of athletes. The painter's artistic ambitions appear in the representation of the figure from the back.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta lekythos (oil flask)
- Period: Late Archaic
- Date: 1st quarter of 5th century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; white-ground
- Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Harry G. Friedman, 1953
- Object Number: 53.149
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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