Object Image

Terracotta oinochoe: olpe (jug)

Quadriga (four-horse chariot) with warrior and charioteer

The painter here is clearly demonstrating his skill in depicting the galloping horses from a three-quarter frontal view.

Credit: Gift of Samuel G. Ward, 1875

Late 6th century B.C.
Terracotta; black-figure
23.5 x 23.5cm
75.2.23
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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