Archaic II
Limestone model of chariot drawn by two horses
The chariot box of this model is divided into two sections–one for the charioteer, the other for the man being conducted in a procession. The harness of the horses is carefully indicated. They even wear bells hanging from straps around their necks. WebPub GR 2012 Cesnola: 6 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 7 1/4 in., 2 lb. (15.9 × 16.5 × 18.4 cm, 0.9 kg)
Date
500 - 450 BC
Accession No.
74.51.2687
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Kourion, sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
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. LXXX.520, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1017, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 353, p. 222, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Emiliozzi, Adriana. 2001. "Technical Problems Concerning Orientalizing Vehicles in Cyprus and Etruria." Italy and Cyprus in antiquity, 1500-450 BC : proceedings of an international symposium held at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University, November 16-18 2000, Prof. Larissa Bonfante and Prof. Vassos Karageorghis, eds. Nicosia: Costakis and Leto Severies Foundation.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 239, p. 191, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.