Chariot racing scene.
1st c BCE-3rd c CE Roman Roman Provincial Sculpture
GALLO-ROMAN Anonymous
(active 1st c BCE - 4th c CE)
c. 99 BCE-299 CE
1st c BCE-3rd c CE
Limestone
Bas relief
Roman Provincial
Relief panel
Lyon. France.
Lyon. Musee gallo-romain de Fourviere.
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Top register: Two two-horse chariots (biga; bigae) race around three conical markers (meta; metae). Lower register: balustrade decorated with garlands of laurel leaves.
Caption:
GALLO-ROMAN Anonymous | Chariot racing scene. | c. 99 BCE-299 CE | Roman | Roman Provincial | ©Kathleen Cohen