The Kill

A shallow clamshell dish painted in red-brown and grey on a pale ground. Above, a horse-drawn chariot with a driver and figures moves beside a pair of horses, while below, small human figures and a fallen animal are scattered across the shell's interior in a hunting or chase scene.

Look closer: Small red-brown running animals with raised legs appear along the right edge of the shell.

Artist

Unknown

Date

300–100 BCE

Medium

Painted clamshell

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2720 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harold T. Clark in memory of Flora L. Terry