Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Boxers

Description

Two stout young boxers, unbearded, face off on this small wine jug. Curiously, while one boxer has both hands wrapped for fighting (in leather straps known as himantes), the other has left one hand bare, holding it up to fend off punches. The seated figure at left, with one hand raised, may be a judge. The standing figure at right, whose white hair and beard are now mostly gone, is likely a spectator.

Provenance

Amadio Canessa, New York, NY, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-1916); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1916-)

Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Boxers

Class of London B 524

c. 550–540 BCE

Accession Number

1916.1062

Medium

ceramic

Dimensions

Overall: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)

Classification

Ceramic

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Amadio Canessa