Terracotta stamnos (jar)..Greek, Attic, black-figure, ca. 525-500 BC..Attributed to an artist related in style to the antimenes Painter..Obverse, athletes..Revese, warriors departing....Athletics were among the most important pursuits of Athenian youths and therefore appear frequently on vases. The scene here was probably quite typical in a gymnasium. Two young men with spears comverse with another who holds a diskos. An older man, perhaps a trainer, is at the right
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