# Greek Men Attica Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11.2H

## A Greek Athlete Vase from the Wrestling Ring

Wrestlers lock arms on one side of this vase, and men oil their skin on the other. This **Greek athlete vase** is a two-handled terracotta pelike from Greece. It stands 11.25 in tall. Orange-red figures stand on a black ground, with gold-yellow touches on headbands and a thread of oil. A metal seal from the Greek Ministry of Culture hangs from one handle.

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### Product Details

-   Material: Terracotta, hand spun on the wheel
-   Origin: Made in Greece
-   Certification: Greek Ministry pewter seal
-   Dimensions: 11.25 in H x 7 in W x 7 in L
-   Weight: 4.4 lbs
-   Original pattern: about 460 BCE, copy signed by P. Vaglis
-   Style: Attic red figure
-   Status: No longer manufactured, and this vase is over 30 years old
-   Product number: B009

### Oil, Wrestling, and the Training Ground

On one side, a nude man raises an arm and pours a thread of oil from a flask. A boy kneels at the foot of a standing man in a draped cloak. A draped figure sits on a folding stool at the right.

The second side shows two pairs of wrestlers in holds. A folded cloth hangs between them, and a small jar stands on the ground. The scene could pass for a bath, but the wrestlers and oil flask point to the training ground. Ancient Greek athletes trained nude and rubbed olive oil on their skin to keep off dust. As a Greek wrestling vase, it shows a contest that belonged to the games.

### A Pelike Made for Storage

A pelike is a two-handled storage jar with a pear-shaped body. This Greek pelike vase has a wide, flat rim and strap handles. The base label calls it a copy of an Attic amphora, a broad term for two-handled jars.

### Red Figure and Patterned Bands

In red-figure painting, the figures keep the color of the clay and the painter fills the background with black. Fine brush lines draw the hair, muscles, and folds of cloth. A Greek key meander circles the body. A small panel of dotted squares breaks the band below each handle.

### Copied from Museum Pattern Books

Workshops in Greece reproduce these vases after pattern books of pieces held in Greek museums. This copy is not one of a kind. It is very high quality and already over 30 years old. The base is marked as hand painted by **P. Vaglis**, after a pattern of about 460 BCE. Before export, the Greek Ministry of Culture applied the metal seal on the handle.

See more painted vessels in our [Greek vase collection](https://www.museumize.com/collections/vases-greek). You can also browse our [Greek and Roman collection](https://www.museumize.com/collections/culture-greek-roman).

### Display and Care

At 11.25 in tall and 4.4 lbs, this vase sits well on a shelf or table. Dust it with a dry, soft brush.

### Athenian Red-Figure Workshops

Red-figure painting began in Athens in the late sixth century BCE. Athletes, trainers, and young men in training were a frequent subject.

## For More Reading from the Web

-   Find out why Greek athletes competed nude and covered in olive oil: [Athletics in Ancient Greece - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/athletics-in-ancient-greece)
-   See a pelike of the same shape, painted with young athletes in mid-jump: [Pelike Depicting Young Athletes Jumping - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston](https://mfaboston6.emuseum.com/objects/153847/twohandled-storage-jar-pelike-depicting-young-athletes-ju)
-   Learn how Athenian painters made figures turn black or stay clay-colored in the kiln: [Athenian Vase Painting: Black- and Red-Figure Techniques - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/athenian-vase-painting-black-and-red-figure-techniques)

## Details

- **Price:** 595.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Museum Reproductions Of Greece
- **Type:** Vases Greek
- **Tags:** culture-greek-roman, in-stock-museum-gift-store, material-terracotta, size-medium-12-to-23-in, vases-greek

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> Updated: 2026-11-13