Ten Syrian Terracotta Covered Wagons of Conestoga Form, circa 2000-1600 B.C.

with wide-set wheels and pulling holes, three with incised motifs on the tents.

Sotheby's, New York, December 2nd, 1988, no. 394, illus.

Generally very good. Minor chips, repairs visible on only one, a few of the wheels may be modern and there is no way of telling if they are original to the wagons, the axles are modern.
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For related examples see C. Doumet Serhal, Terres cuites orientales. La Collection Klat, London, 1995.