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The Trundholm Sun Chariot
The Trundholm sun chariot, 1400 BCE.
National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.
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Chinese Chariot Design
An illustration of the typical chariot used in ancient China.
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Greek Chariot Racers
Greek chariot racers from the base of a funerary kouros, later included in the Themistokleian Wall of Athens. 510-500 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Geometric Amphora with Chariot Scene
A geometric amphora with a battle scene including a chariot. 8th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum of Paros, Greece)
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Oil Lamp with a Chariot Scene
Oil lamp decorated with a four-horsed chariot at speed. Made in Italy, c. 40-70 CE.
The British Museum, London.
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Chariot, Darasuram
A sculpted horse-drawn chariot from Darasuram temple, Tamil Nadu, India. 12th century CE.
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Chariot Racer Mosaic, Tarentum
A detail from a floor mosaic depicting a chariot racer, Tarentum, southern Italy, Late 2nd century CE. (National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)
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The Shield of Heracles: The Complete Poem
The Shield of Heracles (also known as The Shield of Herakles and, in the original, Aspis Herakleous) is a poem of 480 hexameter lines written by an unknown Greek poet in the style of Hesiod (lived 8th century BCE). It deals with the Greek...
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Royal Chariot from Balawat Gate
Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (Ancient Orient Museum/Istanbul Archaeological Museums, Istanbul, Turkey...
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Chariot, Balawat Gate
Detail of the bronze casing of the Balawat gate. From Balawat (Imgur-Enlil), northern Mesopotamia, Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Period, reign of King Shalmaneser III, 858-824 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
