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Miniature chariot wheel

about 525–500 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBronze
Dimensions16.2 x 4.1 cm (6 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Amory Gardner Fund
Accession number35.61
On View
On view
ClassificationsSculpture
InscriptionsΦΑΛΑΣ ΠΕΔΙΑΡΧΕΙΟΝ ΑΝΕΘΕΚΕ ΤΟΠΟΛΟΝΙ
ProvenanceSaid to be from Galaxidi, Greece (ancient Haleion). 1935, sold by Theodoros Zompoulakis (dealer), Athens, to the MFA for $80. (Accession Date: March 7, 1935)
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