Accession No
1922.1341 E
Description
Copper alloy wheel from a model chariot used as a votive offering. Wide, flat rim, broken in one place. Eight flat spokes, three broken at the base. Disc-shaped centre with a short, cylindrical projection on each side and a wide perforation through the middle. Both projections have an incised line around the end.
Place
Europe; ?Southern Europe; ?Italy
Period
?Bronze Age ?Iron Age ?Roman
Source
Read, Charles Hercules (Sir) [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.1341 E
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
40mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1922.1341 A-E: 'Five bronze wheels of votive chariots.'
Event Date 1922
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
E has broken rim.
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, broken in one place. Eight flat spokes, three broken at the base. Disc-shaped centre with a short, cylindrical projection on each side and a wide perforation through the middle. Both projections have an incised line around the end.
Event Date 21/3/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:311003
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