What a tough nut to crack for the goddess Athena when deciding which of the athletes to award the competition victory to. Clearly pensive, she raises her hand with a stylus to her face in a gesture of contemplation on this Panathenaic amphora by the Triptolemos Painter in the Munich Museum.
Here we go. The winner was this youngster. All the best (thanks to Athena's intercession) to our athletes at the European Indoor Athletics Championships (#Istanbul2023 #EICH2023)! And more about the amphora and its decoration:
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Munich+2314&object=vase