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engaged in bending his bow or casting his
spear. For driving, a short whip was used.
These vehicles were sometimes splendidly
ornamented with gold, ~~and~~ inlaid with semi-
precious stones, faience, and coloured glass.
Three specimens found in this tomb, judging
from their rich adornment, seem to have
been appendages of ~~the~~ pomp and magnificence;
the other three examples, although equally
well constructed, were not so sumptuous
in character, and were probably intended
for general purposes, such as hunting
or promenading.
It would seem that the manufacture
of the chariots received an immense impulse
from the earlier monarchs of the Egyptian
New Empire, by whom the craft was
~~very~~ much encouraged, for, during the
Eighteenth dynasty the chariot builders
became masters in their craft, and show
extraordinary skilful structural adaptation.
The chariot manufacturing industry ~~was~~/<must have been> then,
as carriage building is today, a combination