Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape

Attributed to the Princeton Painter
ca. 540–530 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155
Obverse, Athena
Reverse, flute player

The absence of the official inscription, from the games at Athens, and the reduced size indicate that this was not a prize vase. The decoration of the obverse, however, was clearly modeled on one. The reverse shows a young flute player standing on a table and performing as another youth and two men listen.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta neck-amphora of Panathenaic shape
  • Artist: Attributed to the Princeton Painter
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 540–530 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm)
    diameter 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.281.89
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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