amphora
- Museum number
- 1836,0224.187
- Description
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Upper part of pottery black-figured amphora of Panathenaic shape. Designs black, round upper part of vase; accessories white and and purple. Round the neck, double honeysuckle pattern; on the shoulder, tongue-pattern. Below the designs, a band of lotus-buds all round.
(a) In the centre a quadriga seen from the front, in which are a charioteer looking to left, bearded, with long white chiton, holding a spear, and a warrior to right, of whom only the helmet and the two spears held in his hand are visible. On the left is a small beardless figure to right, nude, with left hand extended. Behind him are a warrior and archer to left, but looking back; the warrior has a high-crested helmet, with fillet, parameridia, greaves, spear, and shield with the device of fore-part of lion to left, with raised left paw; the archer has a peaked cap and embroidered anaxyrides. On the extreme left is a bearded male figure seated on an okladias to right, in long chiton and striped himation, with staff in left hand. On the right of the quadriga is a small beardless figure to left in long chiton and himation, both embroidered. Next to him is a warrior with visored helmet, greaves, spear, and shield with device of a bent human leg; at his further side an archer in peaked cap and embroidered anaxyrides. The horses of the quadriga have purple collars with white pendants.
(b) Design as last slightly varied: The warrior in the quadriga wears a high-crested helmet, and the one on the left has two dolphins to left as device on his shield. On the extreme left is an old man to right, bald in front, with long white hair and beard, in long chiton and embroidered himation, leaning on his staff. On the right the youth is looking back, and wears a striped and embroidered chlamys; the warrior has the upper part of a chariot as device on his shield; otherwise the design is as on side A.
- Production date
- 520BC-500BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 66.04 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1836
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1836,0224.187