Statuette of a Biga with Driver
6th century B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta with polychromy
- Dimensions
- 12.6 × 7.3 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-250665
This Cypriot terracotta statuette depicts a bearded charioteer driving a biga (two-horse chariot). The figure wears a conical Cypriot cap or helmet. Four holes at the base suggest that there were originally four wheels, two attached on either side using the axle holes pierced under the chariot and the forelegs of the horses. While the surface of the terracotta has worn away in many places, some of the original painted decoration remains, including traces of red on yoke and bridles of the horses.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Registry history
- 6th century B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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