Greek Amphora with Painting of Three Runners
source: Wikimedia Commons
author: Sailko
Description
A Greek amphora bears a black painting of three men running to the right. They are nude, which suggests that they are competing in one of the Panhellenic festivals. Painted patterns decorate the top and bottom of the vase.
Date
Artifact: c. 540 AD
Photo: May 2014
Information
This Greek amphora bears a painting of three men running. Their nudity suggests they are competing in the stadion, diaulos, or dolichos events (races of increasing distance) at the Olympic Games or one of the other Panhellenic festivals.
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Greek Stadion | Greek Diaulos | Greek Dolichos | Olympic Games | Panhellenic Games
Miller, S. G. (2006). Ancient Greek athletics. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Swaddling, J. (2015). The ancient Olympic games. Austin: University of Texas Press.