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| Titles |
Calyx-Krater with Athletes: |
| Name |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Name |
Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy |
| Name |
Rogers Fund, 1906 |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Pottery |
| Abstract |
Red-Figure calyx-krater with scenes of athletics and abductions. The upper frieze depicts nude male athletes exercising: one holds a discus, two hold halteres and practice jumping, two are boxing, and one holds a strigil. Between the athletes are draped trainers wearing wreaths holding staffs. The lower frieze depicts male youths with spears pursing female youths as well as the mythological scene of Eos pursuing Tithonos (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017). |
| Physical Location |
The Met Fifth Avenue |
| URL |
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247336 |
| Extent |
H: 35.7 cm ; W: 35.4 cm |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
Dates to c. 440 BCE and is attributed to the Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy. |
| Note |
Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Calyx-krater." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Online. Accessed November 29, 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247336 |
| Access Condition |
Open Access for Scholarly Content |
| Access Condition |
CC0 1.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Terracotta--Red-Figure--Krater--Calyx Krater--Classical--Athlete--Nudity--Male--Trainer--Goddess--Eos--Halteres--Jumping Weights--Jumper--Discus--Diskos--Strigil--Equipment--Wreath--Boxer--Pyx--Spear------5th c. BCE |