Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)

Group of Copenhagen 99

ca. 530 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, Athena Reverse, chariot race The intensity of a competition is communicated in various ways on these prize jars. Often the emphasis is on the movement of the horses. Here it is expressed in the pose of the charioteer.

Artist

Group of Copenhagen 99

Date

ca. 530 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1956