Archaic I
Charioteer
The upper half of a handmade, solid male figure is preserved; the face is mold-made. He is missing part of the arms, which were originally extended forward, probably to hold the reins in a fairly large chariot group. H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Motif
- Chariot
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 699 - 650 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from a tomb at Idalion
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. XX.153, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 103, p. 10, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2174, p. 352, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 83, pp. 52, 255, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1623, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2174
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 83
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