Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Boxers
Class of London B 524
c. 550–540 BCE
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
h. 22.3 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Amadio Canessa
Accession Number
1916.1062
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
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.