The
Monteleone chariot is an
Etruscan chariot, dated to circa 530 BC, that was uncovered in 1902 at
Monteleone di Spoleto in Umbria, Italy, in an underground tomb covered by a mound. It was part of a
chariot burial, containing the remains of two human corpses along with two drinking cups. Measuring 131 centimetres (
51+5⁄8 inches) in height and designed to be drawn by two horses, the chariot itself is constructed of wood covered with hammered bronze plates and carved ivory decoration. The Monteleone chariot is now in the collection of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Artifact credit: unknown Etruscan sculptor; photographed by the Rogers Fund and the Metropolitan Museum of Art
