Side A: inscription
Side B: charioteer, head and chest
Base and foot
Side B: oblique view from right
Side B: charioteer, from the shoulders down
Side A: oblique view from left
| Collection: | Yale University Art Gallery |
| Summary: | Side A: Athena |
| Ware: | Attic Black Figure |
| Painter: | Attributed to the Kleophrades Painter |
| Attributed By: | J.D. Beazley |
| Date: | ca. 500 BC - ca. 480 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.655 m (restored) |
| Primary Citation: | |
| Shape: | Panathenaic amphora |
| Beazley Number: | 303046 |
| Period: | Late Archaic |
Date Description: Beazley believed that the Kleophrades Painter's (9) Panathenaic amphorae were created early in his career, and that they show signs of the influence of his teacher, Euthymides (broad figures, large heads, and relaxed poses).
Condition: Some missing portions have been restored in plaster and clay. The surface, earlier overpainted, has been cleaned, while some of the restorations have been painted over.
Decoration Description: On side A, helmeted Athena strides profile to the right, with her shield raised on her left arm and her spear in her upraised right arm. This is the typical Promachos ("Ready for war") pose in which she appears on Panathenaic amphorae. She is flanked by two colonettes supporting cocks (which is also customary). Her shield is here decorated with a white Pegasos (winged horse). The athlete shown on side B--a charioteer riding a quadriga, or four horse chariot profile to the right--indicates the event in which this vase (filled with oil) would have been given as a prize in the Panathenaic games.
Inscriptions: Side A:
Collection History: Gift of Frederic W. Stevens, B.A. 1858.
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