Boxer Vase
Λ342
Stone (Steatite)
Restored
Height: 46.5 cm.
Hagia Triada
Royal Villa
Late Bronze Age, Neopalatial period. Late Minoan Ι period:
1600-1450 BC:
Gallery:
VICase:
62Exhibition thematic unit:
Late Bronze Age - Neopalatial period (1700-1450 BC). Private and public life. Bread and circusesDescription
The steatite “Boxer Vase” is decorated with boxing and bull-leaping scenes in four zones. The two upper zones depict a procession of boxers and bull-leaping, while the two lower ones contain boxing scenes with pairs of boxers, vividly depicting the victors’ triumph over their fallen opponents. The figures are strongly and realistically rendered, their clothing and stance reminiscent of those of modern boxers.Bibliography:
Ν. Dimopoulou-Rethemiotaki, Το Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ηρακλείου,J. S. Latsis Foundation, 196-197. J. A. Sakellarakis, Μουσείο Ηρακλείου, Ekdotiki Athinon, 1982, 66.Author:
K. T.Photographs' metadata