Attic Panathenaic Amphora
Date375/370 BC
Discovery SiteCyrene, Benghazi, Libya, North Africa, Africa
Object PlaceAthens, Attica, Greece, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumBlack-figure ware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsVessel: 28 inches × 15 1/4 inches (71.1 × 38.7 cm)
Total with lid: 33 3/4 × 15 1/4 inches (85.7 × 38.7 cm)
Total with lid: 33 3/4 × 15 1/4 inches (85.7 × 38.7 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, General Membership Fund
Object number50.193.A
DescriptionAttic black-figure amphora has an ovoid body on a small foot. It has an ogee mouth on a narrow neck with two vertical handles. On both sides of the neck is a double chain of palmettes and lotus buds. A band of vertical strokes is below. On the obverse side is Athena Promachos wearing a peplos, aegis and helmet and carrying a spear and shield while advancing to the left. Small male figures are on top of columns to the left and right. There is a vertical inscription to the right of left column. On the reverse side four nude males run to the right.On View
On viewLocations
- Treatment Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Conservation, Fine Art
ProvenanceAs found at Cyrene; Boston & Rome, collection Richard Norton (loaned to the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1909--Loan #MFA 368.09 Norton); New York, Charles L. Morley (dealer) from whom purchased by the DIA in 1950.
16th/17th Century
8th/7th Century BC
4th/5th Century AD
850/700 BC
3rd/2nd Century BC