A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 84
Fig. 63. —Ivory Statuette ofa Charioteer(No. 180). 5 : 8. 72 GREEK AND ROMAN LIFE. bronze statue from Delphi,1 and on the chariot-racing reliefs fromthe Mausoleum.2 At Eome his dress was peculiar, and is illus-trated by the terracotta relief (No. 179 ; fig. 62) and other objectsin this Case,… … Pig. 64.—Lamp Showing Chariot-Race in Cibcus (No. 181). Diam. 3] in. waist. Characteristic thongs called fasciae were wound round theribs. The thongs of the reins were also wound about the body.A knife was stuck in the belt so that the reins might be quicklycut in the event of an accident. 1 Cat.…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
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