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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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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 01). Egyptian Model Chariot. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4837/egyptian-model-chariot/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Model Chariot." World History Encyclopedia, April 01, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4837/egyptian-model-chariot/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Egyptian Model Chariot." World History Encyclopedia, 01 Apr 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4837/egyptian-model-chariot/.
