Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)

Unknown

ca. 500 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

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.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 500 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1952