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| Titles |
Neck Amphora with Athletes: |
| Name |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Name |
Gift of El Conde de Lagunillas, 1956 |
| Name |
Edinburgh Painter |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Pottery |
| Abstract |
Black-figure neck amphora depicting male athletes exercising. The obverse depicts three figures: the first is a musician playing the flute; in the middle, a nude male youth holds halteres (jumping weights); and the last figure is a nude youth holding staves for javelin. The reverse also has three male figures: the first is a trainer; the middle nude youth is practicing throwing a discus; and the last figure is also a nude youth holding staves for javelin. |
| Physical Location |
The Met Fifth Avenue |
| URL |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254848 |
| Extent |
H: 26.7 cm ; W: 11.4 cm |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to c. 500 BCE. It is attributed to the Edinburgh Painter. |
| Access Condition |
Open Access for Scholarly Content |
| Access Condition |
CC0 1.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Black-Figure--Terracotta--Neck Amphora--Archaic--Attic--Athlete--Male--Flute--Greek--Nudity--Discus--Diskos--Halteres--Jumper--Javelin--Akon--Paidiotribes------6th c. BCE |
| Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed November 22, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254848 |