Bronze ornament from a chariot pole
This heavy metal ornament, decorated with the head of Medusa and inlays of silver and copper, probably comes from a currus triumphalis (ceremonial chariot) used in processions rather than a lightweight racing chariot.
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1918
1st–2nd century A.D.
Bronze, silver, copper
18.3 x 17.9cm
18.75
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018
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