429, An athlete stands frontal, naked, apparently pouring from an alabastron into his lowered hand - details have been polished away. Beside him a hydria stands on a table. Short ground line. Inscribed (details mainly polished away) GNAIOU.
Description: AN ATHLETE STANDS FRONTAL, NAKED, APPARENTLY POURING FROM AN ALABASTRON INTO HIS LOWERED HAND - DETAILS HAVE BEEN POLISHED AWAY. BESIDE HIM A HYDRIA STANDS ON A TABLE. SHORT GROUND LINE. INSCRIBED (DETAILS MAINLY POLISHED AWAY) GNAIOU.
Inscription Greek: ΓΝΑΙΟΥ
Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.109
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 621
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 429
Comments: SET IN A GOLD RING, HEAVILY POLISHED IN THE 18TH CENTURY, REDUCING THE CONTOURS OF THE FIGURE AND DETAIL OF THE INSCRIPTION.
