[PLATE XXXI., Fig.

1.] [Illustration: PLATE XXXI.] No great ornamentation of the chariot appears to have been attempted.
The body was occasionally patterned with a chequer-work, which maybe compared with a style common in Assyria, and the spokes of the wheels were sometimes of great elegance, but the general character of the workmanship was massive and plain.

The pole was short, and terminated with a simple curve.

From the evidence of the monuments it would seem that chariots were drawn by two horses only; but the classical writers assure us that the ordinary practice was to have teams of four.

The harness used was exceedingly simple, consisting of a yoke, a belly-band, a narrow collar, a head-stall, a bit, and reins.