Terracotta lekythos (oil flask). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm). Date: 1st quarter of 5th century B.C..
Trainer
The young man is characterized as a trainer by the himation (overgarment) draped over his body and the staff on which he leans. The strigil (scraper) suspended before him and the column behind him indicate a setting for the training of athletes. The painter's artistic ambitions appear in the representation of the figure from the back.