Terracotta miniature Panathenaic amphora

A miniature two-handled amphora of orange terracotta with black-glazed neck and foot. On the body, a striding figure in a long patterned robe carries a round shield, rendered in black silhouette with white and red details. The vessel stands alone against a plain gray ground, its handles and rim framing the figure.

Look closer: Small white dots decorate the hem of the figure's robe.

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