WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
The construction of a chariot was 2 wheels where a length of wood was attached at the front for horses to guide through. The vehicles surpass all monumental structures of the pharaohs in engineering. It is boasting an elegant designed and looks extremely sophisticated which is gold gilded and constructed out of wood. Most of the artefacts were ornamented with gold, and inlaid with semi-precious stones, faience, and coloured glass. The wheels feature a modern circle tire design, made of a flexible wood rim, which would have been able to adapt to soil irregularities.
WHAT IS IT MADE OUT OF?
The manufacture of chariots was a combination of crafts rarely united in one trade, embracing as it did work in such diverse materials as wood, bronze, gold, linen, and leather, etc. And many highly-skilled artisans must necessarily have been employed in the various stages of chariot construction. The artefact above used wood and a gold gilded.
WHAT WAS IT USED FOR?
These three chariots were mostly used for showcasing the pharaoh during public events. Though the above chariot is not so sumptuous in character, it can be interpreted that they were probably intended for general purposes, such as hunting or promenading.
WHAT DOES IT REPRESENT?
This represents that the ancient Egyptians had a skill for engineering. It represents that since there was more than one it was a industry depended upon the selection of materials; for in vehicular construction non-faulty material was naturally of the greatest importance. On the other side it also shows that a chariot represented prestige as it symbolised wealth and was used amongst those of high status in the social hierarchy.