Attic black-figure skyphos depicting a long-jumper

Both sides of the skyphos depict a long-jumper. He is naked, well-built, and leans slightly forward with bent arms as he prepares for the jump, holding long halteres (jumping-weights).

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  • Athens, National Archaeological Museum, inv. n. A 365
  • Ca 520 BC
  • H. 0.122 m. Rim diam. 0.182m. Foot diam. 0.101 m.
  • Clay
  • Provenance: Tanagra, Boeotia
Bibliography
  • BAPD 350838
  • Kaltsas. N, (Ed.), (2008). Agon. The Spirit of Competition in Ancient Greece in E. Kakarounga-Stassinopoulou, pp. 164, no. 64, Athens: Ministry of Culture.
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