A representation of a chariot on a vessel from the 5th century BC, from Digoria

A fragment of a vessel with a partially preserved image of a chariot and a horse was found at the Gaston Uota burial ground of the Late Koban period (Digora Gorge, North Ossetia). The image was carved on the vessel before its baking. It depicts a wheel with four spokes and the rear part of a horse's body. Parallels to this scene among the materials of the Late Koban period are not known. It is possible that the picture bore an astral meaning, and the vessel originally was made for use in religious rites.