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Body Fragment of a Relief Pithos

Body Fragment of a Relief Pithos

650–625 B.C.
Two horses standing on their hind legs face each other on this relief from the body of a large pithos (storage vessel). The animals support their lowered forelegs on a block with spirals, possibly an altar. Impressed rosettes decorate the left and right borders of the relief, while a spiral wave pattern runs along the lower edge. Cretan potters often decorated pithoi with molded animals and mythological figures.
Date
650–625 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Cretan)
Dimensions
H: 18.50 cm W: 18.00 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
82.AE.55.17
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)