Chariot Group
Culture: Ancient Greek
Date: 600-550 BCE
Period: Post-Geometric
Medium: Terracotta with traces of pigment
Dimensions:
7 3/8 × 10 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (18.7 × 26.7 × 24.1 cm)
Classification: 3-D Object/Sculpture
Object number: 1970-044 DJ
Not on view
DescriptionRecomposed chariot group with a single occupant and four-horse team on a shared wheeled platform. Platform is T-shaped. Chariot car preserved on both sides and lower section of front; back open. Charioteer held both arms out. Horses in a single row; two central look forward and outer look away. Added clay for manes and remains of the tack. Hole pierced in extant hand of charioteer and mouths of the horses were for additions in another material, now lost. Buff-colored clay and evidence of added color: white and red. Modern replacements for two wheels, axles, and portions of horse legs.
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