Gallery of Chariots in the Ancient World (Image Gallery) p. 6

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by Arienne King
published on 11 August 2020

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Egyptian Model Chariot

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 01 April 2016

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The Egyptian god Bes is depicted on the front of this gold model chariot. Bes was the protective deity of the young, and this would suggest the chariot was made for a child. Chariots with the same profile and the wheel construction are shown on sculptures at Persopolis and the so-called Darius seal. Part of the Oxus treasure, from Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. Achaemenid Period, 5th to 4th centuries BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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