Accession No
1922.1341 B
Description
Copper alloy wheel from a model chariot used as a votive offering. Wide flat rim, decorated on both sides with an incised circle and dot motif at the end of each spoke. Six wide, flat spokes, one broken with a missing section at the rim. Disc-shaped centre with a wide perforation through the middle, surrounded on each side by a raised ring.
Place
Europe; ?Southern Europe; ?Italy
Period
?Bronze Age ?Iron Age ?Roman
Source
Read, Charles Hercules (Sir) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.1341 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
44mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1922.1341 A-E: 'Five bronze wheels of votive chariots.'
Event Date 1922
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
B has a broken spoke, rim decorated with dot and circle design.
Event Date 25/10/2000
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy wheel from a model chariot used as a votive offering. Wide flat rim, decorated on both sides with an incised circle and dot motif at the end of each spoke. Six wide, flat spokes, one broken with a missing section at the rim. Disc-shaped centre with a wide perforation through the middle, surrounded on each side by a raised ring.
Event Date 21/3/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:311000
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