Artefacts

Olympic rowing challenge trophy for coxed-eight, put back into play at three Olympic Games.

Physical description

Bronze statue representing the goddess Athena Pallas holding in her right hands a shield with a gorgona's head in its center and in the left hand a winged victory. On the base, caption in Greek: "Pallas Athena".

Created

Created: Alice NEY-WETHERBEE Created: Eugenio BRUNETTA D'USSEAUX

Materials

bronze

Colors

bronze

Dimension

93 x 45.5 x 42.5 cm, 33.8 kg

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. COOK, Theodore Andrea. The Fourth Olympiad being the Official Report of The Olympic Games of 1908 celebrated in London. Londres : The British Olympic Association, 1909. Comité exécutif des Jeux d'Anvers. Rapport officiel des Jeux de la VIIème Olympiade. Anvers 1920. Belgique : s.n., ca 1920. WIDLUND, Ture. "L'origine de la maxime olympique". In: Revue Olympique, Mai 1983, N° 187, pp. 294-295. "Pallas Athéné". In: Reuve Olympique, mai 1907, N° 17, pp. 263-264.

Type of item

Artworks -> challenge

Reference number

4160

Keywords

Stockholm 1912, Olympic Games Antwerp 1920, Olympic Games London 1908, Olympic Games Italy Rowing/eight with coxswain (8+)[M]olympic values Mythologie grecque victory