AMICA ID:
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MMA_.03.23.1
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Etruscan
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Etruscan
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Title:
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Chariot
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Title Type:
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Object name
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View:
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Front View
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Creation Date:
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ca. 550-525 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-550
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Creation End Date:
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-525
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Materials and Techniques:
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Bronze, ivory
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Classification Term:
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Bronzes
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Dimensions:
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H. 51 9/16 in. (130.91 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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03.23.1
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1903
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Rights:
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Context:
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This chariot was discovered near Monteleone di Spoleto, Umbria. The wooden core is modern and the pole has not been reconstructed to its full length. The bronze repoussé reliefs on the chariot box illustrate three episodes in the life of a warrior or hero, perhaps Achilles. At the center, a woman, possibly Achilles' mother Thetis, brings armor. On one side, the hero fights with another warrior, possibly Memnon, over a third, fallen below. On the other side, the hero driving a winged chariot may represent Achilles' apotheosis (going to the islands of the blessed). At the junction of the central relief and those to either side are standing nude youths and in the zone below are centaurs, animals, and other figures. The dating is supported by the dates of the two Attic black-figure kylikes (drinking cups) found with the chariot. |
Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.gr03.23.1.AV1.tif
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