Archaic II

Limestone votive chariot with four horses and two figures

The small horses, pressed one against the other, are attached two by two. The car of the chariot is partially covered by a piece of fabric, the edge of which is incised in front, whereas the rest is painted red. The two figures rest their hands on the edge of the car. Neither appears to hold the reins. Overall: 8 1/2 × 5 1/8 × 9 in. (21.6 × 13 × 22.9 cm)

Date

699 - 500 BC

Accession No.

74.51.2845

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

Unknown provenance

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1016, p. 145, 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. 35 n. 25, col. LIII.Stylianou, Andreas and Patrick Schollmeyer. 2007. "Der Sarkophag aus Golgoi." Dynastensarkophage mit szenischen Reliefs aus Byblos und Zypern: Der Sarkophag aus Amathous als Beispiel kontaktinduzierten Wandels, 2. pp. 83 n. 613, 91, 92, 115, Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 240, p. 192, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.