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| Titles |
Hydria with Athletes: |
| Name |
Trustees of the British Museum |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Pottery |
| Abstract |
Red-figure hydria depicting two nude male athletes wearing wreaths exercising in the center and a paidotribe and flute-player on either side. One of the athletes is a discobolus preparing to throw a discus and the other is preparing a rod to throw. An inscription reads 'HOΠAIΣ KAΛΟΣ, ό παίς καλός' twice. |
| Physical Location |
British Museum |
| URL |
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=399146&partId=1&searchText=sport |
| Extent |
H: 37.2 cm ; W: 37.5 cm ; 30.5 cm |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to c. 500 BCE. |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to the Trustees of the British Museum under the license CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Red-Figure--Hydria--Greek--Attic--Athlete--Nudity--Discobolos--Discus--Diskos--Rod--Akon------6th c. BCE--5th c. BCE |
| Note |
British Museum. “hydria.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed July 5, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=399146&partId=1&searchText=sport&page=86 |