Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora

Attributed to a painter of the Kittos Group

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 153

Obverse, Athena
Reverse, footrace

Official prize amphorae in the Panathenaic games are always identified by an inscription. Beginning in the early fourth century B.C., an additional inscription gives the name of the archon, the civil magistrate during whose tenure the oil for the succeeding festival was harvested. Because other sources provide the dates of their tenures, the vases can be dated exactly. The archon named here is Polyzelos, who held office in 367/366 B.C. This vase is also important for having its lid.

Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Attributed to a painter of the Kittos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Attributed to a painter of the Kittos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Attributed to a painter of the Kittos Group, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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