Terracotta amphora (jar) ca. 550 B.C. Attributed to a painter of Group E Obverse, warrior and inscription: two obolsand hands offReverse, man carrying a tripodIn addition to its elegant simplicity, this amphora has several features of great importance. The figure on the reverse is probably an athlete who is carrying off his prize, a bronze tripod. Greek literature provides numerous references to tripods as prizes and dedications. A representation such as this shows their scale and how such objects were carried. The inscription on the obverse permits different interpretations. An obol was a unit of weight and a coin.. Terracotta amphora (jar) 254871 : Attributed to a painter of Group E, Terracotta amphora (jar), ca. 550 B.C., Terracotta, H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm) diameter 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1956 (56.171.13)