Terracotta relief probably from a funnel vase

late 3rd–early 2nd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

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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Title: Terracotta relief probably from a funnel vase
Period: Early Hellenistic
Date: late 3rd–early 2nd century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Canosan
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 8 9/16 x 12in. (21.8 x 30.5cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
Object Number: 12.236.5
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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