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Chariot Mount with Three Figures

300–500
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chariot Mount with Three Figures
  • Date: 300–500
  • Geography: Made in possibly Gaul
  • Culture: Late Roman or Byzantine
  • Medium: Copper Alloy
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 15/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 1/8 in. (20.2 x 18.2 x 5.4 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.100.42
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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