It is rare in red-figure to find representations of a man and a horse as intimate as this one. A black groom is in the process of currying the horse tethered to the perforated fixture at the right of the tondo. On the wall hangs a whisk broom. The horse is restive; the young man rests his arm decisively on its back and goes about his business.
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Title:Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Artist:Attributed to Onesimos
Period:Archaic
Date:ca. 490 BCE
Culture:Greek, Attic
Medium:Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions:H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm) diameter 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm)
Classification:Vases
Credit Line:Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession Number:1989.281.71
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