Fragment of an Attic black-figure cup showing two boxers - 910x234.40_2

910x234.40_2

Fragment of an Attic black-figure cup showing two boxers

Medium:Wheel-thrown earthenware, slip-painted with incised detail
Geography: Made in Athens, Greece; excavated at Naukratis, Egypt
Date: about 550-540 BC
Period: Greek Archaic period
Dimensions:
2.5 x 2.8 cm
Object number: 910X234.40
Not on view
DescriptionFragment from the body of an Attic lip-cup, decorated on the outside in black figure technique with the remains of two naked men boxing.
Cataloguer: Dr. Kate Cooper (2012 to present)
Cataloguer: Dr. John W. Hayes (ROM Staff, 1968-1992)
Collection:
Greek World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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