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Black-figure Neck Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Oil Container)
Black-figure Neck Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Oil Container)

Black-figure Neck Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Oil Container)

Primary
Place MadeGreece, Europe
NationalityGreek-Attic, Europe
Datecirca 540 BCE
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 13/16 in. (27.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund and the James R. Dougherty, Jr. Foundation, 1980.32
Collection AreaAntiquities
Object number1980.32
On View
On view
Locations
  • exhibition  BMA, Gallery, A2
Collection Highlight
Label Text
Athena, the patron goddess of Athens, stands in a fighting pose with a spear and a round shield. Two owls perched upon Doric columns flank her. On the other side of the vessel, a man plays the double pipes for a bearded judge seated on a stool. This vase is a miniature version of the much larger containers of oil given as prizes at the Panathenaic Festival, a music and athletic contest in Athens.
ProvenanceLikely acquired in Italy between 1820–30, perhaps in England or Italy by 1841 by Spencer Joshua Alwyne Compton [1790–1851], 2nd Marquess of Northampton, Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire, England; by descent to Charles Douglas Compton [1816-1877], 3rd Marquess of Northampton; by descent to William Compton [1818–1897], 4th Marquess of Northampton; by descent to William George Spencer Scott Compton [1851–1913], 5th Marquess of Northampton; by descent to William Bingham Compton [1885–1978], 6th Marquess of Northampton; by descent to Spencer Douglas David Compton [b.1946], 7th Marquess of Northampton; sold (Christie’s, London) July 2nd, 1980, The Castle Ashby Vases, lot 89
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