Collection trésor de Vix - Ecran 17

The deceased rested on a four-wheeled ceremonial chariot decorated with bronze motifs. The iron tires were positioned against the wall of the burial chamber, indicating the wheels had been dismantled. The wood of the wheels has not survived, but fossilized sections in contact with the metal reveal the materials used: the wheels were made of beech, while the hubs (the central circular part of the wheel where the spokes meet) were made of ash.

One short side of the chariot featured openwork plates arranged in a rosette pattern with colonnettes, while the opposite side displayed a different rosette on solid wood. The long sides alternated colonnettes and openwork plates with wheel motifs, creating an elegant balustrade around three sides of the chariot.