{"id":17464,"date":"2026-03-16T23:43:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=17464"},"modified":"2026-03-16T23:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:46:13","slug":"belly-amphora-with-athletes-and-a-warrior-arming-24-cm","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/product\/belly-amphora-with-athletes-and-a-warrior-arming-24-cm\/","title":{"rendered":"Belly Amphora with Athletes and a Warrior Arming 24 cm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1342\">This replica is inspired by a celebrated <strong data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"1032\">Attic red-figure amphora created around 510\u2013500 BCE by the Athenian vase painter Euthymides<\/strong>, one of the pioneers of the red-figure technique in ancient Greek pottery. The original vessel, produced in Athens during the Late Archaic period and now housed in the <strong data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1247\">Staatliche Antikensammlungen in Munich<\/strong>, illustrates scenes from the world of Greek athletics.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1344\" data-end=\"1818\">On one side of the amphora, two youthful athletes prepare for competition while a bearded trainer observes them. One figure lifts a discus in preparation for a throw, capturing a moment of concentration before the event. Greek inscriptions identify the figures\u2014names such as <em data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1629\">Phaullos<\/em>, <em data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1643\">Pentathlos<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"1649\" data-end=\"1660\">Orsimenes<\/em>\u2014offering rare insight into the culture of the gymnasium and the celebration of athletic excellence in ancient Greece.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1820\" data-end=\"2186\">Amphorae of this type were widely used across the Greek world for storing and transporting goods such as wine or oil, while their painted scenes served as a visual record of everyday life, mythology, and athletic traditions. The work reflects the innovation of the Pioneer Group of Athenian artists, known for experimenting with movement, anatomy, and dynamic poses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2477\">Replica of a Late Archaic <strong data-start=\"2242\" data-end=\"2290\">Athenian red-figure amphora (c. 510\u2013500 BCE)<\/strong> attributed to the painter <strong data-start=\"2317\" data-end=\"2331\">Euthymides<\/strong>, depicting athletes training with a discus and their instructor, based on the original preserved in the <strong data-start=\"2436\" data-end=\"2476\">Staatliche Antikensammlungen, Munich<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[17,69,71],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-17464","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","product_cat-sculptures","product_cat-pottery","product_cat-red-figure"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/17464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=17464"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythiko.com\/el\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=17464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}