Red-figure kylix. From Boeotia. 500-490 BC.
(ΕΑΜ/ΝΑΜ Α 1409)
In the interior of the vase a young naked crowned man is depicted, washing his hands in a large basin that rests on his thigh, while its edge is leaning against an imaginary wall. Individual portable vases that were used for cleanliness were linked to the life of young people in the Gymnasium.