This amazing artefact is a figure of Prince Gautama Siddhartha, the founder of the religion of Buddhism.

This figure is made of bronze, which is quite a valuable material. I can infer that this figure might have been a Golden Age when people could focus on religion. It might have also created during the Bronze Age. The people who created this figure were most probably followers of Buddhism. They worshipped Gautama Siddhartha, otherwise known as the Buddha, and this is probably why they created this figure out of bronze.

The figure also shows the Buddha sitting on a cart with 4 wheels which is being pulled by horses. I can infer from this that during that time, horses were probably important creatures to the people. They might have been a symbol of power, peace, prosperity, speed or others.

This figure is probably very old. This is because the bronze has faded a lot over time and lost its colour. It has also rusted a lot over the years. But it is still in fairly good condition.

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