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Two Horse Carved Roman Ring Chariot
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Two Horse Carved Roman Ring Chariot

Maker (American, 1919 - 2017)
DateAbout 1910
MediumWood, canvas, plaster, iron
Dimensions62 x 68 x 74 in. (157.5 x 172.7 x 188 cm)
ClassificationsTransportation Vehicles
Credit LineGift of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1955
Object numberSN1864
Near the end of the circus performance, several chariots would race at breakneck speed around the hippodrome track, a space of about thirty feet between the quarter poles of the big top, in imitation of the Circus Maximus of ancient Rome. This chariot would have been pulled by a two horse hitch; other chariots could have three or even a four horse hitch.
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Location
  • Tibbals Learning Center, 2nd floor, Timeline Gallery, Island, west
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