CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

細節

A ROMAN BRONZE CHARIOT FITTING
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The rectangular socle surmounted by spherical finial with stylized foliate knob, twin handles with duck head terminals each emerging from a single leaf, the socle with garland and attached ribbons in relief at the front, an incised palmette below, incised bands of zigzag and chevrons on the upper and lower mouldings
6 5/8 in. (16.7 cm.) high

來源

Sold Sotheby's London, 10 December 1996, lot 120.

注意事項

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拍品專文

Such fittings were mounted on posts above each wheel of a Roman wagon. Leather straps attached to the two looped arms supported the carriage and served to absorb vibrations. For a reconstruction of a Roman wagon, cf. H. Borger, Das Römisch-Germanische Museum Köln, Munich, 1977, p. 133, no. 124.