This piece caught my eye upon entering the museum, titled Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora. A gorgeous black figure artwork from approx. 530 B.C.E., it depicts an athletic contest between men, and as the name implies, it is a commemoration of victory in an athletic contest. This could be considered a precursor to the Polyklietos sculpture Diadoumenos, which commemorates an individual's victory in an athletic contest.
This Lamassu was created between 883-859 B.C.E., and likely had totemic intent, or "magic powers" that would keep evil away from the king's palace. This particular lamassu is from Nimrad, Mesopotamia.
The krater from the dipylon ceremony, on the right, had a funerary intent. Mourners and visitors to the deceased would pour drink (likely wine) into the krater and allow it to seep out the holes in the bottom, an offering to the dead. The krater itself dates back to the Greek Archaic period, and offers us an artistic representation of the funeral of a Greek warrior and celebration of his life.
My contest photo is picture of Nicole Horn, Chris Tursellino, and Bryan Burrowes posing with Joel Shapiro's
Untitled, featuring a background pose by Chris Condon.
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