Marble sarcophagus lid

Depicting four circus charioteers, each with a wreath in his left hand and a palm leaf in the right, four horses being led towards them on one side, and four chariots on the other

Period
Roman period, 2nd century A.D.
Dimension
H. 12 cm (4 23⁄32 in) W. 122 cm (48 1⁄32 in) D. 37 cm (14 9⁄16 in)

Art market, London, 1989
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired from the above

Raimund Wünsche-Florian Knauss (eds.)
Lockender Lorbeer: Sport und Spiel in der Antike, 2004, 20

Gli atleti di Zeus. Lo sport nell’antichità, Museo d’arte Mendrisio, 2009, 204

Esaù Dozio
Azione - Emozione, Chaman 2011, 37

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