Victory with Cornucopia (Chariot Attachment) (40–68 CE): Art, History and Details

Victory with Cornucopia (Chariot Attachment) (40–68 CE) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

In Roman times, the arrival of Winged Victory—touching down to earth, her drapery flying behind her—was a moment not just of military conquest, but was the first step toward peace and prosperity.

Object facts

• Title: Victory with Cornucopia (Chariot Attachment)
• Date: 40–68 CE
• Culture: Italy, Rome, Imperial, later Julio-Claudian
• Type: Sculpture
• Technique: bronze
• Dimensions: Overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
• Collection: GR - Roman
• Department: Greek and Roman Art
• Accession number: 1984.25

A detail from the museum

The cornucopia held by this Winged Victory overflows with fruits, grains, and other signs of abundance.

Collection credit

Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund

Further reading listed by the museum

• Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1984." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 2 (1985): 163-207.
• Dempsey, James H. "The Annual Report for 1984." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 72, no. 4 (1985): 242-98.
• Kozloff, Arielle P., David Gordon Mitten, and Suzannah Fabing. The Gods Delight: The Human Figure in Classical Bronze. Cleveland, Ohio: Published by the Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1988.

View the collection record

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