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Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine)

Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: Overall: 13 5/8 x 11in. (34.6 x 28cm). Date: ca. 520-510 B.C.. Athletes practicing in gymnasium The name of each figure is inscribed: the flute player, Smikythos; the diskos thrower, Antiphanes, and his trainer, Antimenes; the broad jumper, Dorotheos ("he is going to jump"); the javelin thrower, Batrrachos; Kleainethos, the judge crowning the boy fair Epainetos, and his trainer, Alketes. Two inscriptions refer to the vase itself: "drink me" and "I open my mouth wide.".
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Title:
Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine)
Caption:
Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: Overall: 13 5/8 x 11in. (34.6 x 28cm). Date: ca. 520-510 B.C.. Athletes practicing in gymnasium The name of each figure is inscribed: the flute player, Smikythos; the diskos thrower, Antiphanes, and his trainer, Antimenes; the broad jumper, Dorotheos ("he is going to jump"); the javelin thrower, Batrrachos; Kleainethos, the judge crowning the boy fair Epainetos, and his trainer, Alketes. Two inscriptions refer to the vase itself: "drink me" and "I open my mouth wide.".
Technique/material:
Terracotta; red-figure
Period:
ARCHAIC
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3276 x 4094 px | 38.4 MB
Print size:
27.7 x 34.7 cm | 10.9 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
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