. Greek athletic sports and festivals . Fig. 149.—Marble head ofboxer, with Fig. 150.— hydria, in British Museum, B. 326. of such sparring may be seen on an early black-figuredhydria in the British Museum (Fig. 150), or on the kylix in ^ Krause, p. 517. ^ Fabretti, Be Columna Trajani, p. 267. The evidence for these lappets is alllate, but the caps belong to the fifth century ^ Aristotle, Nic. Eth. iii. 1 ; Plato, 7. Alcih, 107 e. For further referencesvide Krause,-p. 510, and xxvi. p. 14. 2f 434 GREEK ATHLETIC SPORTS AND FESTIA^ALS ch. xix Fig. 151. In default of
. Greek athletic sports and festivals . Fig. 149.—Marble head ofboxer, with Fig. 150.— hydria, in British Museum, B. 326. of such sparring may be seen on an early black-figuredhydria in the British Museum (Fig. 150), or on the kylix in ^ Krause, p. 517. ^ Fabretti, Be Columna Trajani, p. 267. The evidence for these lappets is alllate, but the caps belong to the fifth century ^ Aristotle, Nic. Eth. iii. 1 ; Plato, 7. Alcih, 107 e. For further referencesvide Krause,-p. 510, and xxvi. p. 14. 2f 434 GREEK ATHLETIC SPORTS AND FESTIA^ALS ch. xix Fig. 151. In default of an opponent they practised shadow-fighting (o-Kta/jLaxta),^ just as a modern athlete will practisein front of a looking-glass. The statue of the famous Glaucusrepresented him shadow-fighting because of his skill in theuse of his hands.^ This form of practice was also known asXetpovofiLa, or hand drill. Sometimes a KiupvKo<s or punch-ballwas employed (Fig. 179).^ An exercise much recommendedfor boxers was digging, and the pick (o-KairdyT]) was thereforeregarded as the badge of a
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