Two fragments of a Panathenaic prize amphora (jar)

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late 6th–early 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, Athena Reverse, driver seated in a mule cart The chariot race was the primary but not the only event for wheeled vehicles in the Panathenaic games. Existing evidence indicates that a race for mule carts existed at the end of the sixth century B.C.; how long it lasted is not known. As this piece shows, a major difference between a cart and a chariot race is that the driver of a cart was seated.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th–early 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1986