Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) ca. 550 Attributed to the Amasis Painter On the handle, Dionysos and two revelersUpper frieze, horse tamer between onlookers and two wrestlersLower frieze, animal combats between onlookersThe aryballos is connected with the gymnasium and the palaistra (exercise ground). After exercising, men used oil to clean and care for their skin. The subjects here refer to major interests of young Athenians—horses, athletics, and symposia (drinking party).. Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) 255132 : Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta aryballos (oil flask), ca
Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) ca. 550 Attributed to the Amasis Painter On the handle, Dionysos and two revelersUpper frieze, horse tamer between onlookers and two wrestlersLower frieze, animal combats between onlookersThe aryballos is connected with the gymnasium and the palaistra (exercise ground). After exercising, men used oil to clean and care for their skin. The subjects here refer to major interests of young Athenians—horses, athletics, and symposia (drinking party).. Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) 255132 : Attributed to the Amasis Painter, Terracotta aryballos (oil flask), ca. 550 , Terracotta, H. 3 1/4 in. ( cm) diameter 3 1/2 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1962 ()
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