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| Titles |
Amphora with Boxers: |
| Name |
Egisto Sani |
| Name |
Nikosthenes |
| Name |
Torlonia Group |
| Type of Resource |
three dimensional object |
| Genre |
Pottery |
| Abstract |
Black-figure amphora depicts on the shoulder two nude male athletes boxing with a winged goddess above them. Near the boxers legs is an inscription. |
| Physical Location |
Rome, Vatican Museums, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to c. 550-510 BCE. Inscription in Greek near the boxers' legs reads NIKOSTHENES EPOIESEN 'Nikosthenes made [this]'. |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to Egisto Sani under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC-SA 2.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Amphora--Black-Figure--Attic--Greek--Athlete--Nudity--Boxer--Inscription--Male--Female------6th c. BCE--Pyx |