THE EARLIEST FINDS OF PANATHENAIC PRIZE AMPHORAE IN OLBIA PONTICA

Abstract

The main goal of this paper is to publish two fragments of Panathenaic prize amphorae that have been excavated in the northern part of the Roman citadel in Olbia Pontica. Stylistic analysis of both fragments allowed us to date them to the last third of the 6th century BC and to draw the conclusion that they belong to the same amphora manufactured at the time of the Antimenes Painter. Keywords: Olbia Pontica, Panathenaic prize amphorae, Antimenes Painter.