Wheels

Component parts:
a) f/<F>elloe of two curved pieces of straight-grained wood, mitred
together, glued and bound with green hide./<;>
b) s/<S>pokes each of 2 independent pieces of wood, joined and bound
side by side with green hide, linen, glue and gold./<;>
In well preserved specimens the longitudinal join
only visible through magnifying glass. Spokes tongued
and morticed into the felloe or peripheral rim.
c) l/<L>eather tyre binds round and co<n>ceals tongue wedges of spokes,
mortice and spliced join of felloe. Tyre in some cases
entirely covered with gesso and gold, even on outside
rim in nos. 120 and 122, which suggests that they had
not been used before the time of the burial.
d) n/<N>ave, wooden, lined inside with leather.
Each half-spoke bent to serve as half neighbouring
one, and bend fitted into scalloped section of nave.
Above a third of spoke from nave bound with leather
and covered with gold, so that details are hidden in
unbroken wheels.
e) f/<F>langes from nave covered with leather, ending in collars of
bronze or gold where axle-pin is inserted.

Found piled togethee/<r> away from chariots, originally given separate
t/<T>omb nos.; thus
chariot 120 has wheels 133 and 134<;>
121 132 143<;>
122 131 136<;>
161 144 145<.>