Figurine
48-2-218
From: Turkey (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 48-2-218 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Turkey (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 450-400 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Technique | Cast |
| Iconography | Girl | Man | Charioteer |
| Description | Solid cast. Dark green patina with some encrustation. Intact.Standing, fully draped figure of a male charioteer. The feet are pointed out, as if the figure were bracing himself. The arms are bent at the elbow and held forward; each hand is holed. The drapery falls in vertical folds; the upper part of the garment, which has a V-neck, ends at the hips. The hair is bound by a fillet. The features are not clear but there may be a hint of a short beard. Long, pointed tenon underneath the feet. |
| Height | 7.2 cm |
| Width | 2.1 cm |
| Depth | 1.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | 72 - Collector Number | L-2-205 - Old Loan Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.