Attic Black Figure Amphora (Fragment)
ca. 540&endash;530 BC
Orvieto, Italy
MS 4873a and MS 4873b
An armed Greek warrior gazes at his horse. Drawn by one of the truly great
masters of Greek vase painting, these small, warm&endash;blooded and finely
boned animals are the descendents of an equine type first brought into the
Mediterranean region in the early 2nd millennium BC The Scythian attendant
is dressed in stereotypical nomadic costume.
UM negs. 41406&endash;41407