Etruscan Hellenistic period, Roman Late Republican period, ca. 2nd-early 1st c. BCE
Ancient provenience unknown; probably produced at Volterra
Reused as a reliquary to hold the relics of Saint Felix in the cathedral of Pistoia, perhaps from the 10th-11th c. CE; "rediscovered" in 1414
The relief on this urn represents the chariot driven by Pelops trampling Oenomaus after the sabotage of the latter's chariot.
In the collection of Pistoia Musei, Antico Palazzo dei Vescovi (proprietà Chiesa Cattedrale)
Photographed on display in the exhibit "Recycling Beauty" (Nov 17, 2022 - Feb 27, 2023) at the Fondazione Prada, Milan, Italy