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Votive Wheel
(Ancient Greece )
Many votive wheels have been found as dedications in sanctuaries. Some may have been attached to tiny model chariots. In the Geometric period, the part often stood for the whole, and a wheel could represent a full chariot. As the chariot was the vehicle of the celestial gods, it was also associated with the sun and moon.
Provenance
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.1196