The Euro-Amphora?

[Terrence Lockyer]

I realize that, even as a popular-culture topic, this may interest fewer
than usual here, but having just seen images of the trophy about to be
contested in the European championships of association football, I felt
compelled to ask: does anyone know anything of the design-process for this?
It has rather a lot of the amphora about it - perhaps even of the
Panathenaic variety.


Terrence Lockyer
Johannesburg, South Africa

[David Meadows]

Greetings,

Which cup are you referring to? I can't picture something amphora like
(I've got the European Cup in my head).

regards,

dm

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On Thursday, June 10, 2004, multa scribuntur, inter alia:

TL> I realize that, even as a popular-culture topic, this may interest fewer
TL> than usual here, but having just seen images of the trophy about to be
TL> contested in the European championships of association football, I felt
TL> compelled to ask: does anyone know anything of the design-process for this?
TL> It has rather a lot of the amphora about it - perhaps even of the
TL> Panathenaic variety.


TL> Terrence Lockyer
TL> Johannesburg, South Africa

[Terrence Lockyer]

The trophy is the Henri Delaunay Trophy, designed by Arthur Bertrand and
dating to 1960, according to:

http://www.euro2004.com/Features/Kind=64/newsId=155091.html

Here is a decent-sized photograph (mind the wrap!):

http://www.euro2004.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/EURO2004/38615_60
0X400.jpg

This looks less like a Panathenaic amphora that the drawing I saw, but still
rather like a neck-amphora.


Terrence Lockyer
Johannesburg, South Africa

[David Meadows]

Greetings,

Nice trophy ... still pales in comparison to the Stanley Cup, of which
the Calgary Flames were robbed by an evil referee and/or off-ice
officials this year. I'm sure Nemesis is already wending her weary way
to their collective houses ...

regards,

dm

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On Thursday, June 10, 2004, multa scribuntur, inter alia:

TL> The trophy is the Henri Delaunay Trophy, designed by Arthur Bertrand and
TL> dating to 1960, according to:

TL> http://www.euro2004.com/Features/Kind=64/newsId=155091.html

TL> Here is a decent-sized photograph (mind the wrap!):

TL> http://www.euro2004.com/MultimediaFiles/Photo/competitions/EURO2004/38615_60
TL> 0X400.jpg

TL> This looks less like a Panathenaic amphora that the drawing I saw, but still
TL> rather like a neck-amphora.


TL> Terrence Lockyer
TL> Johannesburg, South Africa