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Horse Tack Ornament

Horse Tack Ornament. Culture: Roman-German. Dimensions: Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g). Date: 2nd-3rd century. This small bronze element, shaped as a <i>pelta</i> shield, decorated the horse tack of a German-Roman rider, probably fighting in the Imperial army. The <i>pelta</i> was the traditional Thracian light infantry shield during Hellenistic times, and the shield of the legendary Amazons. During the Roman period it was used as an apotropaic ornament (a protection from the evil eye) and possibly a symbol of the warrior's virtues.
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Title:
Horse Tack Ornament
Caption:
Horse Tack Ornament. Culture: Roman-German. Dimensions: Diam. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); Wt. 0.6 oz. (17 g). Date: 2nd-3rd century. This small bronze element, shaped as a pelta shield, decorated the horse tack of a German-Roman rider, probably fighting in the Imperial army. The pelta was the traditional Thracian light infantry shield during Hellenistic times, and the shield of the legendary Amazons. During the Roman period it was used as an apotropaic ornament (a protection from the evil eye) and possibly a symbol of the warrior's virtues.
Technique/material:
copper alloy
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3645 x 3645 px | 38.0 MB
Print size:
30.9 x 30.9 cm | 12.2 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)
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