Made in Taras, South Italy between 290-250 BCE, this Greek relief sculpture was probably once part of a grave monument. A nude youth, with a horse rearing up behind him, lunges forward to attack an unseen foe. The presence of the large snarling dog indicates this is a hunting scene and identifies the deceased as a member of the elite. It also refers to an activity thought to be one of the pleasures of the afterlife. Photographed at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California.
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| Funerary relief of a hunter with horse and hunting hound Greek, Taras, South Italy, 290-250 BCE photographed at the Getty Villa in Pacific Palisades, California by Mary Harrsch. |
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