Chariot Mount with Three Figures, 300–500, Made in posssibly Gaul, Late Roman or Byzantine, Copper Alloy, Overall: 7 15/16 x 7 3


Chariot Mount with Three Figures, 300–500, Made in posssibly Gaul, Late Roman or Byzantine, Copper Alloy, Overall: 7 15/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 1/8 in. ( x x cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The men who adorn this chariot mount are probably two orators and a grammarian, as suggested by their gestures and by the scrolls and writing tablets they hold. The piece may have been used to decorate the chariot of a distinguished orator in Gaul


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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