Terracotta relief probably from a funnel vase
Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Canosan
This is one of four reliefs with two-figure compositions depicting a combat between two warriors, likely a Gaul and a Greek. Several reliefs probably decorated a large funerary jar. They rested on a shelf-like projection from the body of the vase and were secured by dowels through the holes in the plaque. The rider slipping off his fallen horse shows the virtuosity of the modeler.
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