The ox can hardly be seen, but it is at the front. The royal personage(s) would sit inside on cushions as they were taken from place to place at a stately pace.
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Donna Minar
Yes this is a cart. Carriages are really much more sophisticated vehicles.
Yes this is a cart. Carriages are really much more sophisticated vehicles.