Archaic I
Chariot wheel
The wheel is solid and wheel-made. It has a tubular hub on either side to receive an axle. diameter 6 in. (15.3 cm)
Classification
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 556, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 61, p. 40, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.490, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 556
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 61
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