Archaic II
Chariot group
Of this handmade group, only the chariot box, part of one wheel, and one of the two figures originally standing in the box (the charioteer) are preserved. H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Terracotta figurine
- Motifs
- Chariot, Human figure
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 600 - 480 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
- Findspot
- Amathus
Collection
Provenance
- From CyprusSaid to be from Amathus
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. LXVIII.627, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2109, p. 345, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1933. "The Amathus Bowl: A long-Lost Masterpiece of Oriental Engraving." The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 53(1): p. 36 n. 34.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 80, pp. 50, 255, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.1801, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 2109
- Karageorghis 2016, no. 80
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