# Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Boxers

- By: Class of London B 524
- Date: c. 550–540 BCE
- Medium: ceramic
- Classification: Ceramic
- Dimensions: Overall: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Credit line: Gift of Amadio Canessa
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1062)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1916.1062/1916.1062_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Two stout young boxers, unbearded, face off on this small wine jug. Curiously, while one boxer has both hands wrapped for fighting (in leather straps known as himantes), the other has left one hand bare, holding it up to fend off punches. The seated figure at left, with one hand raised, may be a judge. The standing figure at right, whose white hair and beard are now mostly gone, is likely a spectator.