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Chariot Mount with Three Figures, 300–500
Byzantine; Probably made in Gaul
Copper alloy; 7 15/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 1/8 in. (20.2 x 18.2 x 5.4 cm)
Fletcher Fund, 1947 (47.100.42)

The men who adorn this chariot mount are probably two orators and a grammarian, as suggested by their gestures and by the scrolls and writing tablets they hold. The piece may have been used to decorate the chariot of a distinguished orator in Gaul.


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    Chariot Mount with Three Figures, 300–500
    Byzantine; Probably made in Gaul
    Copper alloy; 7 15/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 1/8 in. (20.2 x 18.2 x 5.4 cm)
    Fletcher Fund, 1947 (47.100.42)