Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora with Discus Thrower

ca. 500-485 BCE (Late Archaic-early Classical)

23.5 cm 38.1 cm

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Panathenaic amphorae were prizes given to victors at the Panathenaic ("all-Athens") festival, the great state festival of Athens. It was held every four years much like the Olympic games. The prize amphorae were quite large and contained olive oil, the most valuable part of th...

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William Randolph Hearst, San Simeon [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; William Randolph Hearst Estate Sale, May 1958, no. 5494; Walters Art Museum, 1958, by purchase.
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