This gold chariot,(right) 5th-4th Century BC, less than 4 inches long, is part of the Oxus Treasure found in Afghanistan. The passenger sits on a seat while the standing driver controls a four-horse team. The front of the chariot is decorated with the Egyptian dwarf-god Bes, a popular protective deity. The chariot can be compared with cylinder seal, (left) that shows the Persian king Darius I hunting from a chariot, also in the British Museum.
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