Running race Panathenaic amphora

Panathenaic amphorae were the amphorae, large ceramic vessels, that contained the olive oil given as prizes in the Panathenaic Games.

Depict Athena Promachos, goddess of wisdom,, advancing between columns brandishing a spear and wearing the aegis, and next to her the inscription τῶν Ἀθήνηθεν ἄθλων "(one) of the prizes from Athens".

On the back of the vase was a representation of the event for which it was an award. Sometimes roosters are depicted perched on top of the columns. 

Museum Replica,  H. 25 cm