Panathenaic amphora

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A Panathenaic amphora is a large, decorated ceramic vessel from ancient Athens, traditionally filled with olive oil and awarded as a prize in the Panathenaic Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek ceramic vessel
prize vessel
storage amphora
associatedDeity Athena
associatedEventType athletic competitions
equestrian competitions
musical competitions
awardedFrequency every Panathenaic festival
awardedTo victors in the Panathenaic Games
category Greek vase
contentSource sacred olive groves of Athena on the Acropolis
culture ancient Athens
linked to: ancient Attica
decorationColorScheme black figures on red clay ground
earliestAttestedCenturyBCE 6th century BCE
economicRole high-value commodity due to olive oil contents
festivalType Greater Panathenaia
linked to: Panathenaea
function athletic prize
storage of olive oil
iconography armed Athena Promachos on one side
athletic contest scene on the other side
inscription "ton Athenethen athlon" (one of the prizes from Athens)
legalStatusInAntiquity official state prize
material ceramic
terracotta
modernLocation various archaeological museums worldwide
notableCollection British Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
originCity Athens
periodOfUse Archaic period of Greece
Classical period of Greece
primaryContents olive oil
productionContext state-sponsored workshop production
relatedTo Athenian black-figure pottery
Panathenaic festival
linked to: Panathenaea
rewardedDiscipline boxing
chariot racing
foot races
musical performance
pankration
wrestling
shape footed base
narrow neck
two vertical handles
sponsor Athenian polis
linked to: polis of Athens
typicalHeight about 60–70 cm
typicalTechnique black-figure pottery
usedIn Panathenaic Games
linked to: Panathenaea

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Panathenaea associatedObject Panathenaic amphora