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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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Horse Tack Ornament
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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/matériel:
copper alloy
Musée:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Taille de l'image:
3645 x 3645 px | 38.0 MB
Taille d'impression:
30.9 x 30.9 cm | 12.2 x 12.2 in (300 dpi)
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