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Kylix (drinking cup): Horse and Rider

Kylix (drinking cup): Horse and Rider

Black-figure Kylix · 525 BCE-475 BCE
Buff fabric with lustrous black slip. Broad kylix with loop handles. Represented in the tondo is a nude man whipping the horse on which he is mounted, moving left. A paddle-shaped racecourse turning post is shown below horse.

Shape
Kylix
Technique
Black-figure
Period
Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical
Date
525 BCE-475 BCE
Culture
Etruscan
Dimensions
H: 7.80 cm W: 21.00 cm
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
2007.104.1
Image Source
harvard

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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)