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Keywords: Greek - Votive Wheel - Walters 541196.jpg 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 ca 750 700 BC Geometric bronze cm 7 accession number 54 1196 24028 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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