Votive tablet in commemoration of a victory in the chariot race. A
draped charioteer drives a chariot, drawn by four horses, which move
to the left in spirited action. Over them floats in the air a winged
Victory extending a wreath, now wanting, towards the charioteer. The
left side of the relief and the lower edge have been broken away. The
missing portion on the left probably contained a figure running in
front of the chariot, as the end of a staff and traces of the hand
which grasped it, appear at the edge of the slab. The charioteer wears
a tunic girt at the waist; a scarf passing round the back of the head
bellies out with the wind, while the ends, drawn back under the arms,
float behind.
This figure appears to be female, and in that case would doubtless
be a personification, possibly of the city to which the victorious
charioteer belonged. A similar votive tablet mounted on a pilaster is
shown outside a house or temple in the composition representing
the visit of Dionysos to Icarios, in the third Graeco-Roman Gallery
(_Guide to Graeco-Roman Sculptures_, Pt. I., No. 176), and such
commemorative tablets were often dedicated by Agonistic Victors.
Compare a fragmentary relief at Athens, on which a horse is crowned
by Victory. (Schöne, _Griechische Reliefs_, pl. 18, fig. 80.)--_From
Consul Logothetis' house at Athens._ _Elgin Coll._
Pentelic marble; present height, 2 feet 3-1/2 inches; width, 2
feet 8 inches. _Mus. Marbles_, IX., pl. 38, fig. 2; Ellis, _Elgin
Marbles_, II., p. 126; _Synopsis_, No. 197 (236).
[Sidenote: =815.=]
Fragment of a relief, perhaps a votive tablet in commemoration of a
chariot race. Four heads of horses in rapid movement to the right;
the head of the foremost horse has been held by a figure, of which the
right hand only remains.
Marble; height, 11-1/2 inches; width, 1 foot 1 inch. _Guide to
Graeco-Roman Sculptures_, Part II., No. 47.
[Sidenote: =816.=]
Votive relief. Hecatè stands, turned to the left, with a large torch
in her left hand. With the right hand she places a wreath on the head
of a mare standing before her. She wears a chiton, confined by bands
crossing on the breast, such as are common on figures of charioteers,
Furies, and others. Behind her is a large dog. The relief is
surmounted by a large pediment. This relief appears to have been
dedicated by the owner of a successful horse.--_Crannon in Thessaly._
_Presented by Col. Leake, 1839._
White marble, with remains of blue paint on the ground; height, 1
foot 3-1/2 inches; width, 1 foot 11 inches. Millingen, _Anc.
Uned. Monuments_, II., pl. 16, fig. 1. Compare a relief at Athens,
Schöne, _Griechische Reliefs_, pl. 26, fig. 108.
[Sidenote: =817.=]
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