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Model Chariot

Model Chariot

200s–100s BCE
(185–78 BCE)
terracotta
Overall: 11.5 x 12.5 cm (4 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)
Gift of Navin Kumar 1984.46
Location: not on view

Description

This terracotta chariot may have held a figurine of a hero or divinity for use on a domestic altar or as a toy. The two-wheeled conveyance is decorated with rows of flowers and bells. A charioteer and two horses, now indistinct, appear to have been carved onto the front.
  • ?–1984
    Navin Kumar, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1984–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1984." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 2 (1985): 163-207. Mentioned: no. 179, p. 207 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
  • {{cite web|title=Model Chariot|url=false|author=|year=200s–100s BCE|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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