Limestone chariot wheel

Limestone chariot wheel

Description:

The wheel of the chariot is quite large. It is solid, with six spokes in low relief. There are traces of red paint.


Overall: 1 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (3.7 x 8.7 cm)

Period:

Classical

Date:

500 - 401 BC

Collection:

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance:

Sanctuary of Golgoi-Ayios Photios

References:

Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1885. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 1. pl. XXIX.198, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1018, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 241, p. 192, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Accession Number:

74.51.2691