Figurine
48-2-218
From: Turkey (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 48-2-218 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Greek |
Provenience | Turkey (uncertain) |
Date Made | 450-400 BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze |
Technique | Cast |
Iconography | Girl | Man | Charioteer |
Description | Solid cast. Dark green patina with some encrustation. Intact.Standing, fully draped figure of a male charioteer. The feet are pointed out, as if the figure were bracing himself. The arms are bent at the elbow and held forward; each hand is holed. The drapery falls in vertical folds; the upper part of the garment, which has a V-neck, ends at the hips. The hair is bound by a fillet. The features are not clear but there may be a hint of a short beard. Long, pointed tenon underneath the feet. |
Height | 7.2 cm |
Width | 2.1 cm |
Depth | 1.1 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
Other Number | 72 - Collector Number | L-2-205 - Old Loan Number |
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