Black-figured amphora

From Attica. 530–525 BC.
ΝΑΜ, Π 15111

The group of four men has been identified with the korynephoroi (club-bearers), the bodyguards of Peisistratos whom they protected from his political rivals. With their assistance, in 538 BC, the tyrant of Athens regained power and ruled until his death (527 BC).