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Panathenaic Amphora with Lid (Back)
Nichomachos Group
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
The vessel is complete, including its lid. A: Statue of Athena Promachos striding to right, holding her upraised shield on her left arm and a spear in her right. She is flanked by columns, atop which stand figures of Nike. Her helmet has a high crest, which overlaps the tongue pattern on the neck. B: panel depicts four nude male runners moving to right. The surface is abraded, more on side A than on side B.
Details
- Title: Panathenaic Amphora with Lid (Back)
- Creator: Nichomachos Group
- Date Created: about 320 B.C.
- Location Created: Athens, Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 112 × 42 cm (44 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.)
- Type: Amphora
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 76.AE.5
- Culture: Greek (Attic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Attributed to the Nichomachos Group (Greek (Attic))
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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