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Bronze model of a cart with farmyard group

2nd century BCE–1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
This farmyard group consists of a cart, a plough, two bulls, two oxen, two sheep, two goats, and two pigs. All fourteen pieces are said to have been found together and probably comprised a votive offering or a child's toy. The plough was cast in one piece of bronze, but the joints of the wooden original model are still all indicated. The wheels of the cart are of a type used by the Etruscans. The shape of the cart has parallels in Roman iconography. For example, it is similiar in style to carts used for the transportation of food or baggage on the Column of Trajan in Rome from the second century A.D.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze model of a cart with farmyard group
  • Period: Hellenistic or Early Imperial
  • Date: 2nd century BCE–1st century CE
  • Culture: Etruscan or Roman
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Cart: L. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm)
    W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
    D. of wheels 2 in. (5 cm)
    09.221.20b: Ox, L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), H. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
    09.221.20c: Ox, L. 4 1/4 in. (10.7 cm), H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9cm)
    09.221.20d: Yoke, L. 5 3/8 in. (13.6 cm)
    09.221.20e: Bull, L. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm), H. 3i in. (7.6 cm)
    09.221.20f: Bull, L. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm), H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
    09.221.20g: Yoke, L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
    09.221.20h: Ram, L. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm), H. 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm)
    09.221.20i: Ewe, L. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm), H. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm)
    09.221.20j: Goat, L. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm), H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
    09.221.20k: Kid, L. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm), H. 2 7/8 in. (7.2 cm)
    09.221.20l: Sow, L. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm), H. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm)
    09.221.20m: Pig, L. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm), H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
    09.221.20n: Plow, L. 8 5/8 in. (21.8 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
  • Object Number: 09.221.20a–n
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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