Scarab with Chariots

5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical) Overall: 13/16 in. (2 cm) Citation

This scarab bears an image of two bigae (two-horse chariots) carved in intaglio. The one below is in profile to the right while the one above is in profile to the left. Vertically on the right side are two more horses, but the chariot and the driver are not depicted. A segment...

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26306
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.493

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