1986.566: Scaraboid: two-horse chariot and charioteer
Gems
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1986.566
- Title
- Scaraboid: two-horse chariot and charioteer
- Classification
- Gems
- Work Type
- gem
- Date
- c. 525-500 BCE
- Period
- Archaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/289071
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Rock crystal
- Technique
- Intaglio
- Dimensions
- 1.2 x 1.5 x 0.8 cm (1/2 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Damon Mezzacappa (by 1986), gift; to the Harvard Art Museum, 1986.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Damon Mezzacappa
- Accession Year
- 1986
- Object Number
- 1986.566
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Rock crystal scaraboid with engraving on the flat face. The gem depicts a charioteer driving a two-horse chariot to the left. It is unclear whether the charioteer is a man or woman. The design is schematically rendered so that details of face or clothing are not readily visible. The animals are deeply carved with a drill in a style that approaches the a globolo style found in other Etruscan art.
- Commentary
- Chariots and charioteers are a frequent theme on Etruscan gems from the fifth century BCE onwards.
Verification Level
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