Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora

Attributed to a painter of the Kittos Group
ca. 366/365 BCE
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
  • Artist: Attributed to a painter of the Kittos Group
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 366/365 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: H. with lid 34 in. (86.3 cm); H. without lid 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm); diameter of mouth 9 in. (22.9 cm); diameter of foot 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.171.6a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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