Plate

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The plate, by an unknown artist, is a large, round, shallow dish with a wide mouth and a flat rim. The plate's interior features a circular design with a thin line border around the edge. Inside the border, a man on horseback holding a sword and a whip is depicted in the lower center; he faces right and appears to be fighting another man on horseback. Seven similar depictions of men on horseback are shown around the center design; they are evenly spaced around the plate's interior. The plate's interior rim features a geometric pattern with triangles, chevrons, and rectangles in an alternating sequence; the pattern is separated into sections by figurative designs. The figurative designs on the rim depict men on horseback in varying poses, some holding weapons; they appear to be battling. The plate's exterior is not visible. The plate sits on a flat surface against a dark background.