The Etruscan Chariot from Monteleone di Spoleto

• Autores: Adriana Emiliozzi
• Localización: Metropolitan Museum journal, ISSN 0077-8958, Nº. 46, 2011, págs. 8-132
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses an Etruscan chariot dating to the sixth century B.C.E. discovered at Monteleone di Spoleto in Italy, and provides details on its reconstruction and restoration by the Department of Greek and Roman Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The chariot is described in detail, and the circumstances of its discovery in 1902 are examined. Commentary on the symbolic and cultural significance of chariots is provided, and the iconography of the Monteleone chariot's decoration is explored.