Ancient Greek method of riding a horse bareback. A young man returns with a chlamys on his lance to a woman offering drinks to both man and horse (top) and a rider holding lance and bridle, with shield, fillet and myrtle branches denoting victory in martial games (bottom). Maniera di montare a cavallo. Taken from Aubin Louis Millins Peintures de Vases Antiques. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1842.

Ancient Greek method of riding a horse bareback. A young man returns with a chlamys on his lance to a woman offering drinks to both man and horse (top) and a rider holding lance and bridle, with shield, fillet and myrtle branches denoting victory in martial games (bottom). Maniera di montare a cavallo. Taken from Aubin Louis Millins Peintures de Vases Antiques. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1842.

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