Charioteer Papyrus

The Charioteer Papyrus (London, Egypt Exploration Society, s.n.)

It is one of the finest surviving fragments of ancient book illustration.

It shows portions of six charioteers in the red or green tunics of their factions.

[1] It undoubtedly served an illustration for a literary work and was once bound as a codex.

The language and alphabet are Greek, and the style might indicate an origin in Egypt.