Chariot of a Golden Сalf
Size: 27 x 17 inches (680 х 430 х 105 mm)
Materials: bronze, patina, marble, inlaid with Gems
Year: 2008
Bulls from antiquity are described in various legends.
According to one legend, Hebrew high priest Aaron – Moses’s brother – has made a small golden bull, which is used as a idol.
The bull also served as a symbol of a solar cult. According to ancient beliefs the Sun came from a sacred bull and is a symbol of life, light, the center of our universe was born.
In Ancient Greek myths Zeus often appeared in the shape of a bull.
The Bull as in ancient legends, pulls a chariot with the Sun which beams form a solar crown of the twelve zodiac signs representing the full spectra of the universe.
“The sun shines for all” – SOL RADIAT OMNIBUS – is etched on a coin.
The Universe – the Sun is supported by horseshoes – symbols of happiness.
Zodiac signs, harmoniously working together like gears in a clock move time forward. The clocks in the center of the composition symbolize time.
Inscriptions on the wheels transfer the idea of movement towards goals:
FORTUNA, PROSPERITAS – good luck, success;
PERSEVERANTIA, CONSTANTIA – perseverance, constant
VIRTUS, CLARITAS – force, glory;
FIDELITAS, PECTUS – fidelity, courage;
OPULENTIA, MAGNANIMITAS – riches, magnanimity;
SAPIENTIA, ANIMI NOBILITAS – wisdom, nobility
Harmony is reflected in a sign on unity of the contrasts, a binding draft of the chariot, who prototype was taken from a ancient Chinese coin. Interior clock.