For the chariot, we have a two wheeled vehicle, drawn by two horses. We have several representations of chariots, some of the best ones are from sanchi:
The measures are based on Piggot's estimates of the chariots size, as quoted in Singh (1965).
The chariot consists of a box, probably of leather or wicker on a wooden frame, to which an axle, extending some distance outside the box on each side, is attached with leather strings, rougly to the middle of the box, although some depictions seem to hint at it being somewhat more to the front of the chariot. The floor in the front of the chariot, where the driver stands, is slightly raised. The wheels are fastened to the end of the axle, possibly with linch-pins, but this remains uncertain. The wheels had at least eight spokes, altough sopme depictions show many more. This could however be a way to implement the chakra symbol into the pictures. The wheels are made of wood, but with a sort of metal tyre. The felloe can have been made of several parts, ore one big piece of wood, which had been bent.
The chariot pole was fastened at the bottom of the box, and went through a hole in the yoke. (On my sketch, it looks like it is fastened higher up, but this is because I wanted to have another perspective on the pole). Sometimes an object called a "three-fold piece" is mentioned, but what it was remains uncertain. I have here followed the most plausible explanation, and interpreted it as a a pair of wooden poles, supporting the main chariot pole, and fastened to a third pole, situated under the chariot, which is parallel to the axle. A small piece of wood is also attched to the back of the chariot, so that it will not tip over when no horses are attached to it.The edges of the chariot box can be decorated with some sort of pattern, similar to the one on my sketch. The sides of the chariot box should either be unpainted, or painted in plain colours, possibly with stars, moons etc. as decorative patterns. Extra quivers are tied to the inside of the chariots. They would most likely be in the back of the chariot, where the can easily be reached by the archer.
