12/05/2026
This fragmented amphora is believed to have been uncovered among the ruins of an ancient popular sanctuary dedicated to urban games and rites of resistance. Archaeologists suggest it once depicted a symbolic conflict opposing the Skathores, wandering young warriors armed with skateboards, to the representatives of an authoritarian power now long vanished.
On the lower frieze, several fighters clash in a battle scene inspired by Attic black-figure pottery. The shields bear emblems reminiscent of former imperial powers, while at the center an insurgent warrior charges forward, his hair swept by movement, echoing the heroic figures of mythological wars.
The upper frieze depicts a chimera attacked by rats and birds. Specialists interpret this scene as an allegory of marginalized creatures rising against a monstrous force symbolizing fear, propaganda, and domination.
The work deliberately borrows the visual language of archaic Greek amphorae: narrative registers, geometric motifs, symbolic bestiary, and reserved figures against a dark background. Yet here, the heroic tales of Antiquity are replaced by a contemporary mythology born from street culture, skateboarding, and antifascist struggles.
Presented in Ladispoli, Italy before entering the collection of
Skathores contra fascismum
V.26 B.C — Chalon-sur-Saône (Cabillonum)
Attic krater with wooden and white figures
