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Carter No.: 143

Handlist description: Chariot wheel

Card/Transcription No.: 143-2


143 WHEEL = CHARIOT 121
(see No 132)

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DIAM = 94.

Nave and outside flange covered with sheet gold; the inside flange covered with leather only; as per examples wheels of 332-333 Chariots, but copper collar on outer rim of outside flange stolen.

No. 132 = pair to this wheel.

gold collars embossed with scroll of rope pattern.

bound with green hide and covered with sheet gold

spliced and glued (same on opposite felloe) i.e. felloe of two pieces of straight grained wood bent to required circle.

5.1

no traces of there having been tyres

transverse section 3.1

transverse dimension here = 3.8

Details of nave like 332-333

gold wire collar of rope pattern

gold casing

5.8

wooden end of flange

interior covered with leather

Notes total length of nave and two flanges = 38.5

<> leather bound 38.5 <> gold bound Nave set in centre collar missing

<> 2.2 5.4 4.6 felloe transverse section spoke

Card no. 143-2 relating to Carter no. 143
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