Attic Panathenaic Amphora
Panathenaic amphoras traditionally represent athena standing between two doric columns surmounted by cocks and on the reverse side the event for which the vase was awarded.
Attic panathenaic amphora. An early panathenaic prize amphora in the metropolitan museum of art metropolitan museum journal 34. Some were ten imperial gallons 12 us gal. Attic black figure amphora ca. Bentz 1998is an extensive discussion of the type.
Athena on a panathenic amphora national archaeological museum of athens panathenaic amphorae were the amphorae large ceramic vessels that contained the olive oil given as prizes in the panathenaic games. 45 l and 60 70 cm 24 28 in high. On victors in the contests of the panathenaic festival in athens were awarded a standardized amphora containing one metretes about forty two quarts of olive oil from sacred groves in attica. It is uncertain if the figures on the reverse of this piece depict wrestlers on pankratists contenders in a more brutal event which combined both boxing and wrestling.
Special shape of attic amphoras. Introduction bibliography panathenaic amphoras were produced in athens as prizes for the victors in the games held in that city every four years. Typically filled with olive oil this type of trophy was awarded to chariot race winners at the panathenaic games in athens. The panathenaia a state religious festival honored athena the patron goddess of athens.
Aspekte weiblicher nacktheit und entblossung in ihrer zeitlichkeit und zeitlosigkeit. Amphorae filled with olive. Attic panathenaic amphora kleophrades painter greek attic active 505 475 b c 65 40 3 cm 25 9 16 15 7 8 in 77 ae 9 open content images tend to be large in file size. Held every four years the festival included athletic musical and other competitions.
The panathenaia a state religious festival honored athena the patron goddess of athens. From the second quarter of the sixth century b c. The draped figure has most often been interpreted as a trainer or a judge of the games. The panathenaia a state religious festival honored athena the patron goddess of athens.
The official decoration on the front was a picture of a statue of athena fully armed. Amphorae filled with oil pressed from olives from the sacred trees of athena were given as prizes in the panathenaic games. Held every four years the festival included athletic musical and other competitions. Held every four years the festival included athletic and musical competitions.