Description
This terracotta chariot may have held a figurine of a hero or divinity for use on a domestic altar or as a toy. The two-wheeled conveyance is decorated with rows of flowers and bells. A charioteer and two horses, now indistinct, appear to have been carved onto the front.
Provenance
Navin Kumar, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?ā1984); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1984ā)
Accession Number
1984.46
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 12.5 cm (4 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Gift of Navin Kumar