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| Titles |
Hydria with Pentathlon: |
| Name |
Trustees of the British Museum |
| Name |
The Leagros Group |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Pottery |
| Abstract |
Black-figure hydria depicting mythic and athletic scenes. The shoulder depicts seven male nude athletes wearing fillets competing in the events of the pentathlon and one paidotribes. On the left a pair of wrestlers are about to compete; the next athlete is an akontistes and is holding two javelins; next is a diskobolus holding a discus; the next figure is a paidotribe holding a stick; and on the right are two runners. The body of this vessel depicts the mythic scene of Achilles slaying Troilos; horses are depicted on the left with Achilles in the center holding the severed head of Troilos, whose body lies nude on an altar guarded by two armed warriors holding decorated shields. |
| Physical Location |
British Museum |
| URL |
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=398734&partId=1&searchText=sport |
| Extent |
H: 53.34 cm ; W: 35.5 cm ; D: 32 cm |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to c. 510-500 BCE. The two warriors depicted guarding Troilos' body have been identified as possibly Aeneas and Hector. |
| 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 |
--Greek--Archaic--Attic--Hydria--Athlete--Male--Nudity--Pentathlon--Equipment--Javelin--Akon--Akontistes--Discobolos--Discus--Diskos--Stadion--Wrestler--Pale--Paidotribes--Black-Figure--Animal--Horse--Achilles--Troilos--Aeneas--Hector------6th c. BCE--Foot Race |
| Note |
British Museum. “hydria.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed July 6, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=398734&partId=1&searchText=sport&page=85 |