This armor of South Italian type may come from a burial of the fourth century B.C. It is a remarkably complete set made for a horseman. The cuirass shows all the muscles of the chest and back, developed and idealized to heroic proportions. The front and back are hinged at the sides, and the rings at the shoulders were laced and tied with leather.

The pieces are ornamented with delicately incised patterns. On the helmet, behind the opening for the ear, there are half palmettes and other floral shapes. Whinnying horses appear on the cheek pieces. The horse also wore armor. You can see the shaffron that guarded its face in this case. Guards for the lower legs are called greaves. This pair would've looked old fashioned by the time this cuirass was made. Perhaps they were handed down through several generations or made according to a conservative pattern.

The man in armor and the man on horseback must have been awesome to behold in life, both with favorite themes throughout the history of Greek art.