Terracotta fragments of a neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape

Unknown

third quarter of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the larger fragment, at the shoulder, a band of tongues, alternating with black and red; below, on the obverse, head and upper body of a helmeted Athena to right wearing her aegis, with her round shield over her left arm, with her right arm bent, holding a spear in her right hand; end of helmet crest and bent arm of a warrior to right; Reverse, part of the leg of a draped male to left, wearing a black and red himation; separating the obverse and reverse, a horizontal palmette-lotus chain; the smaller fragment has a bit of the neck; at the juncture of the neck and shoulder, a ring; on the shoulder, a band of tongues alternating with black and red; at the far left, top of helmet crest interrupting the band of tongues; below, part of the horizontal palmette lotus-chain

Artist

Unknown

Date

third quarter of the 6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011