Attic Panathenaic Amphora
Special shape of attic amphoras.
Attic panathenaic amphora. Held every four years the festival included athletic musical and other competitions. 45 l and 60 70 cm 24 28 in high. 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. An early panathenaic prize amphora in the metropolitan museum of art metropolitan museum journal 34.
From the second quarter of the sixth century b c. The official decoration on the front was a picture of a statue of athena fully armed. The panathenaia a state religious festival honored athena the patron goddess of athens. Introduction bibliography panathenaic amphoras were produced in athens as prizes for the victors in the games held in that city every four years.
These amphorae had a special form with narrow neck and foot and a standard fashion of decoration. Held every four years the festival included athletic musical and other competitions. 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. It is however possible that these vessels were also sold as souvenirs or distributed by means other than direct award.
Some were ten imperial gallons 12 us gal. 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. Bentz 1998is an extensive discussion of the type.
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. Held every four years the festival included athletic and musical competitions. 490 480 bce by the kleophrades painter depicting the 4 horse chariot racing competition. Aspekte weiblicher nacktheit und entblossung in ihrer zeitlichkeit und zeitlosigkeit.
The panathenaia a state religious festival honored athena the patron goddess of athens. Attic black figure amphora ca. 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. Amphorae filled with olive.