Eurymedon vase
About the work
Imported from the workbook's Full reassessment sheet, revised 7 October 2026 (record ID 17). The assessment below is the workbook's comparative judgment under its stated criteria; source links and limits are retained.
Workbook assessment: Insufficient evidence
Date or witness: Approximately 460 BCE
Region: Athens
Workbook date-sort bounds: 460 BCE to 460 BCE; these bounds are not automatically invention or disappearance dates.
Description
An erect Greek figure approaches a figure dressed as an eastern archer; the inscription identifies Eurymedon. Often interpreted as sexualized mockery of Persian defeat.
Evidence of adoption or transmission
A surviving vase combines image and inscription with an interpretable public reference.
What remains uncertain
Neither independent repetitions of this format nor its consumers social position are established.
Workbook revision note: Reassessed using grassroots criteria