Friday, December 19, 2025

Celtic chariot from a stele from Padua

 Salvete Omnes,



for long time I have been thinking about  posting something about the Celtic chariot of the Iron Age.

While looking at the photos of the 2018 exhibit in Italy - A cavallo del tiemp - on display at the Lemon House in Florence, Italy, I came across this  amazing stele from Museo Civico in Padua. (all images from Wiki Commons). 



The object come from pre-Roman period, when the Veneti people fought and traded with the Cisalpine Celtic people west, south, north and north-east  of their own Veneto. 

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Stele funeraria preromana con carro celtico, da via ognissanti a padova (musei eremitani)  
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a close ups 

Mike Loades has this article on his page - about reconstructing the Iron Age Celtic Chariot. 








On Academia.org there are many articles about the chariot of the Celts. 

eg Celtic chariot in Bulgaria.  

from Chariot to Cavalry.

Chariots from Iberia .

Newbridge, Scotland chariot - on page 60 detailed reconstruction drawings of this chariot (including dimensions).

Celtic chariots in Slovenia



enjoy 

Valete

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