| DATE | ca. 460 BC |
| AUTHOR | Euaion painter - Athens, Attica, Greece |
| MEDIA | Ceramic - red-figure wine cup (kylix) |
| SIZE | 11,7 cm (4" 5/8) tall; 28,8 cm (11" 5/16) diameter |
| LOCATION | USA - Boston - Museum of Fine Arts |
| NOTES | The scenes on the interior and exterior of this drinking cup show older men awarding red and white ribbons to nude boy athletes. The men, who are bearded and wear mantles, are probably the boys' admirers. All the figures wear olive wreaths, except one boy who has a ribbon around his head and carries a branch. An old man with a stick could be a judge or a father of one of the boys.
Interior: a nude youth receiving a white fillet from a bearded man draped in a cloak (himation).
Exterior side A: To left of a Doric column two bearded men, one holding a fillet, the other a staff. To right a bearded man holding out a white fillet to a youth whose head is bound with a similar fillet, his right arm with a purple one.
Exterior side B: To left a bearded man holding out a white fillet to a nude youth. To right two bearded men holding fillets. |
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