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Kylix (drinking cup): Horse and Rider

Kylix (drinking cup): Horse and Rider

Etruscan

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.

Terracotta

Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical

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