Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
Panathenaic prize amphora. Greek, Attic. Archaic. Classification: Vases. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1914. Gallery 153.
Inscription
Inscription: TONATHENETHENATHLON
Provenance
4 recorded events
Excavation
c. 1830s
Vulci, Etruria, Italy
Excavated from the Etruscan necropolis at Vulci, one of the richest sources of Attic pottery outside Greece.
Sale
c. 1880s
Alessandro Castellani
Rome, Italy
Through the Castellani family, noted Roman goldsmith-dealers who also traded in antiquities.
Sale
c. 1900
Paris, France
Passed through the Parisian antiquities market.
Purchase
1914
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY, USA
Acquired by the Met. Rogers Fund, 1914.
Met accession records
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