Terracotta, and wooden axles restored
2500-2000 BCE
Iraq
Vorderasiatisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Ancient Mesopotamia
Theme
The Great River Civilisations outside India: Mesopotamia, Egypt and China
Subtheme
Mesopotamia – The Land of the Two Rivers
Case Title
Mesopotamia - a world at war
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Ashur (Qal’at Scherqat), Iraq
Measurements
8.3 x 15.5 x 9.5 cm
Accession Number
VA 08138
Description
Attack! Fast, highly mobile chariots revolutionized warfare in the Mesopotamian plain. Drawn by teams of powerful donkeys, and later horses, they allowed campaigning over great distances. Perhaps from a tomb, this model reflects up-to-date military technology.
One soldier drove, while another concentrated on fighting.
