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It is a representation of the sun chariot, a bronze statue of a horse and a large bronze disk, which are placed on a device with spoked wheels. The sculpture was discovered with no accompanying objects in 1902 in a peat bog on the Trundholm moor in Odsherred in the northwestern part of Zealand , (approximately 55°55′N 11°37′E / 55 ...
The Charioteer of Delphi, also known as Heniokhos (Greek: Ἡνίοχος, the rein-holder), is a statue surviving from Ancient Greece, and an example of ancient bronze sculpture. The life-size (1.8m) [1] statue of a chariot driver was found in 1896 at the Sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. [2] It is now in the Delphi Archaeological Museum.
Sun Chariot (foaled 1939 in Ireland, died 1963) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who achieved the English Fillies Triple Crown by winning the 1,000 Guineas, the Oaks and the St. Leger in 1942. She was bred by the National Stud and raced for King George VI. Sun Chariot was a filly of great talent but very
Bronze figurine of a biga from Roman Gaul; the chariot itself is missing the breastwork. The biga (Latin; pl.: bigae) is the two-horse chariot as used in ancient Rome for sport, transportation, and ceremonies. Other animals may replace horses in art and occasionally for actual ceremonies.
A two-horse chariot, or the two-horse team pulling it, was a biga, from biugi. A popular legend that has been around since at least 1937 traces the origin of the 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in standard railroad gauge to Roman times, [ 59 ] suggesting that it was based on the distance between the ruts of rutted roads marked by chariot wheels dating from ...
Sól is kidnapped by the gods to drive the Sun in a chariot pulled by two horses. Two large bellows ( ísarnkol ; cold iron) were placed under the shoulders of the two horses to protect them from the immense heat of the Sun. Sól is unable to stop driving the chariot or else Sköll will catch the Sun and devour it; the Sun is expected to be ...
What one nurse learned about humanity amidst the Ebola epidemic
A charioteer, armed athlete or warrior, and four horse-drawn chariot are depicted in profile relief. Named for the Greek “Apobatai” – literally the “Dismounters” – the base's relief depicts the racing event or Apobates race, which was a ceremonial part of the Panathenaic Games .