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Attributed to The Horse-Head Amphorae
Over one hundred Attic vases decorated with the head and neck of a horse, all dating from the first half of the sixth century B.C., are known. It has been suggested that they were given as prizes in the same way that standardized vases filled with olive oil were given to the victors in the Panathenaic games.
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Title: Terracotta amphora (storage jar)
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Attributed to The Horse-Head Amphorae
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 560–550 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H.: 15 1/16 in. (38.3 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
Accession Number: 26.60.45
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