Striped Terracotta Cart Model - image 1

Archaic II

Striped Terracotta Cart Model

Terracotta model of a two-wheeled cart (belongs with wheel 1894,11-1.198); hand-made; rectangular platform with sidings on long side; pair of holes for the wheel axels towards one end of the cart; one of the short sides narrows into a socket for the draught; buff clay with purple and black painted striped decoration. Dimensions: Length: 10 centimetres Object Type: model; cart Techniques: painted; handmade

Date

600 - 500 BC

Accession No.

1894,1101.197

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus