Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) 1st quarter of 5th century Greek, Attic TrainerThe 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 Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) 254783 Greek, Attic, Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), 1st quarter of 5th century , Terracotta, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm). The Metropolitan Museum
Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) 1st quarter of 5th century Greek, Attic TrainerThe 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 Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) 254783 Greek, Attic, Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), 1st quarter of 5th century , Terracotta, H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Mrs. Harry G. Friedman, 1953 ()
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