Object photograph·Csn0896·1927–1931
Terracotta chariot
Description
A small terracotta group shown in three-quarter view against a plain grey background. Two standing human figures ride in a chariot: the rear one wears a tall conical cap and raises one arm, the other wears a cap and has a bearded face. A round disc with a central boss stands between them, and four animal figures are harnessed in a row at the front on a flat oval base.
English, as on the record
TERRACOTTA CHARIOT (Sixth century B.C.) Cyprus Museum "A variety of curious pieces of antiquity were formerly procured here; but the Government will not permit any researches of this kind. Should any friend of the arts ever mount the throne of the Sultans, new lights will be diffused over these buried ruins; and the Island will become a mine equally fruitful and interesting to the enlightened traveller." Abbé Mariti-1760-67 (Travels through Cyprus, Syria, etc.)
English, as on the record
TERRACOTTA CHARIOT (Sixth century B.C.) Cyprus Museum "A variety of curious pieces of antiquity were formerly procured here; but the Government will not permit any researches of this kind. Should any friend of the arts ever mount the throne of the Sultans, new lights will be diffused over these buried ruins; and the Island will become a mine equally fruitful and interesting to the enlightened traveller." Abbé Mariti-1760-67 (Travels through Cyprus, Syria, etc.)