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| Name: |
Cavalry Sports CSC 36 (Jerusalem) |
| Robinson type: |
Cavalry Sports C |
| Findspot: |
Found 1970 in Hebron, Israel, (ISR). Exact findspot unknown. |
| Date: |
first half of the 2nd century AD. |
| Now kept: |
Jerusalem, Israel Museum. Inv. 71.91.341-347 |
| Dimensions: |
H, 240mm; B, 225mm |
| Discuss on RAT: |
http://www.roma...wforum/php?f=45 |
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Remarks
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| Remarks: |
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Bronze with iron.
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The mask shows a youthful male face with large curls are arranged on the forehead and in three rows.
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The half-closed eye sockets, nostrils and lips have been perforated through the metal.
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Beneath the ears there remains a rivet, part of the way in which the skull was strengthened.
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Photo (c) Karwansaray BV
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| References: |
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Garbsch, J., (1978), "Römische Paraderüstungen" p.59, L1 & Taf.14
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Weinberg, S.S., (1978), "A Hoard of Roman Armour", in Antik Kunst".
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| Now kept: |
Jerusalem |
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