Journal - Comune di Monteleone di Spoleto

V.31 Proper left panel and related kouros, back V.32 Proper left panel. drawing by Paul Bollo, 1903
unfinished except for abrasive polishing. The point of the
tool used for the tracing is like the one utilized to execute
the kouros, but in the case of the boots it was applied
unskillfully and made uneven lines.
Alloy analysis of the bronze (percent by weight). Fe .13,
Co nd, ni .01, Cu 89.0, Zn nd, as .05, ag .03, Sn 10.6,
Sb .01, Pb .12.
Proper left panel and related kouros
4a. Proper left panel (Figures V.30 – V.32)
H. 18¾ in. (47.5 cm), W. 14¾ in. (37.5 cm), maximum
H. of relief (at horse’s thigh) 1 1⁄8 in. (2.8 cm), thickness of flat
bronze sheet .1 cm
Description. This panel differs in size from the panel revetting
the right side by some 5 millimeters. it is worked like
the other one and has the same function. it also has the
small holes for applying ivory inlays. an unarmed man
standing in a chariot urges the team of two horses to take
flight toward the left. a recumbent woman lying under, or
perhaps behind, the forelegs of the rearing horses seems to
be urging them on rather than protecting herself from their
hooves.
The charioteer, in strict profile, resembles the warrior in
the central panel and wears the same short chiton filled in
with dot rosettes. The garment is less ornate, as the collar,
sleeves, and hem have strips of dots and small oblique
strokes framed by lines; the ornamental band running down
his side contains vertical and horizontal dotted hourglasses
between two lines and ends with a pendant palmette. The
charioteer’s hair is like that of the kouros, with a band
around the locks at the level of the ears. The knuckles and
nails of the hands holding the reins are traced with care. He
uses a goad, from which hangs a cord, to urge on the horses:
the handle is rendered in low relief, while the cord was
executed with only a tracing tool.
The chariot driven by the figure is similar in structure to
the vehicle i am describing here, but the car belongs to the
“ear-loop” type, which takes its name from the characteristic
shape of its side rails (see Section ii.B). The proper right
wheel is executed in very low relief, while the left one, now
missing, was worked separately and inserted together with
its nave in a very carefully made hole in the bronze sheet.
a traced decoration of running spirals decorates the floor
frame, a tongue pattern appears under the edge of the rail,
The Monteleone Chariot V: Catalogue 81