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Black-Figure White-Ground Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Horseman, Horse between Warriors, Dog
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Two armed warriors, each wearing a crested helmet and holding a spear and shield, flank a mounted horseman, who leads another horse. The warrior at right reaches up with one hand to the head of the second horse, raising the question of how he still holds his spear. Below, a dog twists to scratch itself and look back, its right hind foot apparently resting on one of the warrior’s.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBlack-Figure White-Ground Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Horseman, Horse between Warriors, Dog, c. 500 BCE. Attributed to Edinburgh Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 505–485 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1929.135
