Journal - Comune di Monteleone di Spoleto

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32 a b c ii.8 Bronze decoration on the side panels of the parade chariots from a) monteleone, (b) Castro, and (c) Castel San mariano (chariot i). drawings: dalia lamura under the direction of adriana emiliozzi a b c d ii.9 Bronze decoration on the rear side panels and shock-absorbing systems of the parade chariots from (a) monteleone, (b) Castro, and (c) Castel San mariano (chariot i) and (d) the chariot remains from the Barsanti collection. drawings: dalia lamura under the direction of adriana emiliozzi
shows the simple design of the rails: a forked branch is set in the center of the curve of the floor frame, and its two extensions are bent at the sides and positioned to form two symmetrical curves. a second forked branch is positioned at the sides, vertical to the axle, and its extensions form a forward-facing elbow bend. The diagram illustrates the passenger area, which is created by stretching leather over the lower and central parts of the space beneath the railings; the space left between the curved branches creates a handhold for mounting the vehicle. Straps fan down from the tops of the curves to keep the leather covering taut. Proof that this system was used is provided by cases where the covering is kept taut by metal frames, and the leather straps, which otherwise have no function, are replaced by small metal rods. examples of version a are the war chariot from the Tomba dei Carri tumulus in Populonia (Figure ii.13) and the Capua vehicle (parade chariot?), while the war chariot from the Barberini Tomb at Praeneste represents version B. 18 The shape of the front rail of etruscan and italic war chariots of the seventh century B.C. varies depending on the shape of the floor frame, as shown by the ones that have been reconstructed to date. examples are the chariot from the Tomb of the Bronze Chariot at Vulci (Figure ii.14), with a u-shaped floor frame and a straight front rail that is higher than the side rails; the one from Populonia (Figure ii.13), with a nearly rectangular floor frame and an almost straight front rail; and the chariot from a tomb at narce, with a slightly rounded floor frame and front rail. 19 The tops of the railings in war chariots are never covered in leather because the railings acted as handholds for the standing passenger. Conversely, in parade chariots, designed to move at a walking pace, the railings are not functional parts of the chariot bodies and do not serve as handrails. To keep his balance, all the charioteer needed to do was hold the reins and lean his body against the front panel; the second passenger kept his balance by holding onto the charioteer’s shoulder, as can be observed in the many images of chariots in processions. 20 The side rails can thus be completely enclosed in leather, even if they are covered with an additional metal sheathing, as observed on the monteleone chariot and on chariots i and ii from Castel San mariano (to which i will return repeatedly throughout this article). Whether covered only in leather or decorated with additional elements, the front rail is shaped like an inverted u and rises consistently to a height of about 3 1 1⁄2 – 32 1⁄4 in. (80 – 82 cm) above the front curve of the u-shaped floor frame. The side rails narrow toward the front rail and rise to about two-thirds of its height. in version a, a small rectangular panel is sometimes inserted, as if to fill the space the rails previously occupied behind the axle. This nonfunctional addition is covered in a bronze revetment in the most sumptuous chariots. 21 (in the excavated vehicles ii.10 updated diagram of the Castro chariot (Figures ii.1 – ii.3). drawing: dalia lamura under the direction of adriana emiliozzi The Monteleone Chariot II: Etruscan Parade Chariots 33
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Page 10 and 11: i.2-i.4 The monteleone chariot afte
Page 12 and 13: i.5. diagram of the monteleone char
Page 14 and 15: i.7 The monteleone chariot after re
Page 16 and 17: 16 i.9 The site of monteleone di Sp
Page 18 and 19: i.10 Plan of the gravesite of the m
Page 20 and 21: i.18 Pieces of the chariot and othe
Page 22 and 23: 22 in that city he promptly cabled
Page 24 and 25: i.24 The monteleone chariot during
Page 26 and 27: 26 i.28 detail of the monteleone ch
Page 28 and 29: 28 among surviving works of ancient
Page 30 and 31: ii.2 The plaster cast used to encas
Page 34 and 35: ii.11 Substructure of parade chario
Page 36 and 37: ii.15 reconstruction of the shock-a
Page 38 and 39: 38 century B.C. it seems that the s
Page 40 and 41: 40 inserted the tenons of a curved
Page 42 and 43: iii.3 The box of the monteleone cha
Page 44 and 45: iii.4 montage of photographs showin
Page 46 and 47: iii.6 diagrams of the central panel
Page 48 and 49: 48 fied the female figure as earth,
Page 50 and 51: 50 outside wheel of achilles’s ch
Page 52 and 53: iii.15 iii.16 iii.17 details of the
Page 54 and 55: iii.29 details of the toolmarks on
Page 56 and 57: iii.41 Toolmarks on the inner decor
Page 58 and 59: 58 attested from excavations) devel
Page 60 and 61: iii.43 aryballos in the form of an
Page 62 and 63: 62 that reached the metropolitan mu
Page 64 and 65: 64 6. The head of the eagle at the
Page 66 and 67: V.1 Central panel of the monteleone
Page 68 and 69: 68 V.4 Central panel, right profile
Page 70 and 71: V.8 Central panel, detail of the Bo
Page 72 and 73: V.11 Boar protome V.12 detail of th
Page 74 and 75: 74 V.19 Proper right tusk of the bo
Page 76 and 77: V.23 Proper right panel and related
Page 78 and 79: 78 V.26 edging of the proper right
Page 80 and 81: 80 V.30 Proper left panel and relat
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82 V.33 edging of the proper left p
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V.37 right nailed boss, front V.38
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V.46 left lion head, front 86 V.47
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88 V.52 Frieze on proper right side
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V.56 Frieze on proper left side, fr
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V.62 Bronze fragments as reconstruc
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V.65 eagle head from the end of the
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V.68 lion head from the proper left
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V.74 Proper left wheel V.75 X-ray o
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100 V.77 location of ivory fragment
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102 for much of their length — an
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104 V.86 Fragment of ivory decorati
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108 aPPendiX: TranSCriPTion oF SiGn
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110 minuti dettagli sulla disposizi
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112 found in the nearby small valle
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114 14. emiliozzi 1992, p. 102, fig
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116 dall’uso [sic!] e sopravvive
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118 39. Serra ridgway 2001, p. 352.
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120 suggests that they were all mad
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122 reFerenCeS Åkerström, Åke 19
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124 1972 Buccheri a cilindretto di
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126 emiliozzi, adriana 1991 “il C
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128 laureti, Pasquale 1904 “la bi
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130 Welt, vol. 1, part 1, Von den A
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132 Bruwier, marie-Françoise Tilli
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