| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1932 44 | |
| Title: | ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE PANATHENAIC PRIZE AMPHORA | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1932 | |
| Object Number: | 44 | |
| Description: | Fragments preserve part of neck. Interior glaze fired reddish. | |
| Decoration: | Athena to right (right hand and upper part of helmet preserved). Part of Athena's face visible at bottom edge of fragment, just below visor of helmet. Helmet decorated with incised spirals, tendrils, and flower; high crest supported by spiral. Athena's right hand holds upraised spear; portion of shaft preserved between her hand and helmet. On either side of Athena, part of tongue pattern from neck of amphora. At right edge of fragment, area of black glaze from zone beneath handle. Yellowish brown paint: contour of Athena's hand, lines separating her fingers, and surviving details of her face. White of Athena's hand painted over black helmet crest; incised lines from edge of helmet crest still visible underneath added color. White: Athena's flesh. | |
| Mythology: | Athena | |
| Attributes: | Corinthian helmet | |
| Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay. | |
| Munsell Color: | 5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Two joining and one non-joining frgts., broken all around. | |
| Manufacture: | C18 WM | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | 3rd quarter 4th c. B.C. | |
| Area: | Temple E | |
| Context: | NB128 P168 | |
| Provenance: | Attica | |
| Bibliography: | Brownlee, Hesperia 64.3, 1995, cat. 158. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Brownlee, Hesperia 64:3, 1995 Monument: Temple E Image: bw 3696 Image: bw 1965 114 01 Image: bw 1965 114 02 Basket: NB128 P168 Notebook Page: NB 128, spread 89 (pp. 167 - 168) |
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