Quadriga

The word derives from the Latin quadrigae, a contraction of quadriiugae, from quadri-: four, and iugum: yoke.

They are represented in profile pulling the chariot of gods and heroes on Greek vases and in bas-relief.

Originally erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople, possibly on a triumphal arch, they are now in St Mark's Basilica in Venice.

Due to the effects of atmospheric pollution, the original quadriga was retired to a museum and replaced with a replica in the 1980s.

Though quadrigae were usually drawn by horses, occasionally, other animals or mythological creatures were employed in spectacles and in art.

The Horses of Saint Mark in Venice
Marcus Aurelius celebrating his Roman triumph in 176 AD over the enemies of the Marcomannic Wars , from his now destroyed triumphal arch in Rome, Capitoline Museums , 176–180 AD
Genesis 41:42–43 : "And Pharaoh … made him to ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried before him, bow the knee: and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt." Miniature from the Paris Gregory , a 9th-century Greek manuscript, Bibliothèque nationale de France
The quadriga driven by Apollo , a sculptural composition on the pediment of the Bolshoi Theatre , Moscow
The Progress of the State quadriga, at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota.