Panathenaic Amphora

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Object/Title: Panathenaic Amphora
Type: Pottery
Provenance: Greece
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Abstract: Black-figure amphora with Athena. Inscriptions in Greek are on either side of Athena reads TON ATHENETHEN ATHLON and THEIOPHRASTOS ARCHE. The other side depicts the apobates race with the charioteer and nude athlete.
Physical Location: Getty Villa
URL: http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/8650/attributed-to-the-marsy...
Measurements: H: 78.5 cm ; Dia: 39.2 cm
Description: Inscription reads "from the games at Athens" and indicates that it was from the year of Theophrastos as ruler, c. 340-339 BCE.
Bibliography: The J. Paul Getty Museum. "Attic Panathenaic Amphora with Lid." The J. Paul Getty Museum. Accessed May 10, 2017. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/8650/attributed-to-the-marsy...
Access Condition: Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0
Creative Commons: CC-BY-NC 4.0
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Role
Name: Angela Kalinowski
Role: Photographer
Related Search Terms: Black-Figure
Greek
Attic
Panathenaic
Amphora
Female
Prize
Chariot
Apobates
Nudity
Athlete
Male
Equipment
Horse
Animal
Date: 4th c. BCE