Mended with missing pieces restored in plaster and painted, notably much of the body. Glaze abraded in places. Rest. H. at handle 0.24; diam. 0.19. P. E. Corbett, Hesperia 18, 1949, pl. 84:16; Choes and Anthesteria, p. 85, cat. no. 197, fig. 118.

Torch race. Nude youth moving to right, a torch (mostly missing) with hand shield held in his outstretched left hand. On the ground before him is a hydria, and at the far right, part of an upright object, probably a goal post. Behind the youth, a goal post, then a man (upper torso, right arm, feet) standing to right, holding a stick. He wears a himation. Above and below the figures, egg pattern with dots. Reserved line for side frames.

For the torch race and its connection with the Anthesteria as it applies to 663, see Corbett, Hesperia 18, 1949, pp. 315--316; also Choes and Anthesteria, p. 34. For the egg pattern, see 664; similar but not as neat: New York, M.M.A. 75.2.12 (Choes and Anthesteria, p. 157, cat. no. 742, fig. 242); St. Petersburg 19893 (Choes and Anthesteria, p. 139, cat. no. 603, fig. 53); Melbourne V 19 (BSA 66, 1971, pl. 30:c); also 751.