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Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
Greek, Attic, black-figure, ca. 490 BC
Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter
Obverse, Athena
Reverse, chariot race
From the second quarter of the sixth century BC on, victors in the contests of the Panathenaic festival in Athens were awarded a standardized amphora containing one metretes (about forty-one quarts) of olive oil from the sacred groves in Attica. The official decoration on the front was a picture of a statue of Athena, fully armed. The scene on the back showed the event for which the prize was awarded.
The Kleophrades Painter is credited with the largest number of extant prize amphorae of any Athenian vase painter.
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
Greek, Attic, black-figure, ca. 490 BC
Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter
Obverse, Athena
Reverse, chariot race
From the second quarter of the sixth century BC on, victors in the contests of the Panathenaic festival in Athens were awarded a standardized amphora containing one metretes (about forty-one quarts) of olive oil from the sacred groves in Attica. The official decoration on the front was a picture of a statue of Athena, fully armed. The scene on the back showed the event for which the prize was awarded.
The Kleophrades Painter is credited with the largest number of extant prize amphorae of any Athenian vase painter.