Terracotta miniature Panathenaic amphora

A miniature terracotta amphora with two handles, a flared neck and a black foot. On the body, a black-figure painted figure sits and holds a staff or stick, with white highlights, while a palmette ornament decorates the neck. The reddish-orange clay and simple black bands give the vessel a crisp, ceramic finish.

Look closer: A small reddish-brown inscription or painted mark is visible near the foot, and the neck has a row of white palmettes.

Artist

Bulas Group

Date

ca. 400 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2952 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1941