Vases Amphora Attic Panathenaic Amphora Fragment
Attic Panathenaic Amphora Fragment

Attic Panathenaic Amphora Fragment

Amphora · about 400 B.C.
Fragment with the helmeted head of a female, possibly Athena, looking to the left. She wears an Attic helmet and her hair is tied back. Much of the added white used for her flesh is still preserved. A tongue and dart band runs just above the helmeted figure. At the very top of the fragment, a black shape with white lines, possibly the crest of the helmet, interrupts the tongue and dart pattern. This fragment likely comes from side A of a Panathenaic amphora.
Shape
Date
about 400 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Dimensions
H: 5.50 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
75.AE.28
Image Source
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