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| Titles |
Pelike with Athletes: |
| Name |
Trustees of the British Museum |
| Name |
Calliope Painter |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Pottery |
| Abstract |
Red-figure pelike depicting athletes and a paidotribes. On the obverse, a nude male discobolos wearing a wreath and holding a discus faces a seated paidotribes who wears a wreath and is holding a staff. On the reverse, a nude male athlete wearing a fillet and holding a stick. |
| Physical Location |
British Museum |
| URL |
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=399105&partId=1&searchText=greek |
| Extent |
H: 12.7 cm |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to c. 460-430 BCE. The stick the nude athlete holds has been identified as potentially a hurling rod (British Museum 2017).
British Museum. “pelike.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed July 17, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=399105&partId=1&searchText=greek+athlete&page=1 |
| 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--Attic--Greek--Nudity--Athlete--Male--Paidotribes--Discobolos--Discus--Diskos--Wreath--Fillet--Rod--Equipment------5th c. BCE |