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Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

ca. 500 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155
Obverse and reverse, on the shoulder, racing chariot

Athletic events and competitions are among the most popular subjects decorating Athenian vases of the late sixth and fifth centuries B.C. The vignette on the shoulder may well have been inspired by the representations on Panathenaic prize vases. The scene here includes two goalposts; they probably mirror the columns flanking Athena on the obverse of prize vases.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 500 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: Overall: 10 5/16 x 6 1/4in. (26.2 x 15.8cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.11.17
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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