Relief of horse and jockey

The relief depicts a jockey and a horse galloping to the right of the spectator. The young naked rider turns his head and upper torso sideways. He holds the bridle with his left hand and the whip with his right. The hair falls on the back framing the face that comes to life with the so-called archaic smile. The horse is presented in absolute profile to run leaning on its hind legs. The forelegs are missing at a great part. The mane of the animal and the straps of the harness are rendered with detail and engravings.

The relief gives a vivid picture of the athletes of equestrian competitions, as evidenced by contemporary vase-painting. It was a decorative attachment on the neck of a bronze vessel, most likely a volute crater and is considered the work of a Corinthian metalworking workshop. The crater would be a valuable offering to the sanctuary of Zeus in Dodona, where local and later pan-Hellenic Games were held during the great festival of Naia.