Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape

490–480 BCE

Not on view

On the obverse, at the shoulder, a band of tongues; inside the panel, draped Athena to left, wearing her aegis over her chiton, holding her helmet in her left hand; on both the right and left of Athena, Aeolic columns, with owls mounted on top of the capitals; the right and left bands of the panel ornament are comprised of a chain of pomegranates; Reverse, at the shoulder, a band of tongues; inside the panel, athletes; at the left, a nude youth to right, with his arms extended, holding jumping weights in his hand; draped youth to right, leaning on a stick, holding a trainer's wand in his right hand; youth to left, with his right hand raised, and his upper torso seen from the front, holding a diskos in his left hand; part of one handle is preserved; the right and left bands of the panel ornament are comprised of a chain of pomegranates; at the bottom of the vase, above the foot (which is not preserved), a band of rays

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Title: Terracotta fragment of a neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape
Period: Late Archaic
Date: 490–480 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: 14 1/2 × 10 7/8 in. (36.8 × 27.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Object Number: 2011.604.2.2402
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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