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| Item details |
| Name: |
Cavalry Sports CSC 22 (Straubing) |
| Robinson type: |
Cavalry Sports C |
| Findspot: |
Straubing, Niederbayern (GER). Found on 27.10.1950 in a field by a Roman villa about 3 Km west of the Roman fortress. |
| Date: |
first third of the 3rd century AD. |
| Now kept: |
Straubing, Gäubodenmuseum. |
| Dimensions: |
H, 280mm; W, 175mm. |
| Discuss on RAT: |
http://www.roma...wforum.php?f=45 |
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Remarks
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The bronze mask shows a somewhat feminine face, with curly hair.
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The eyebrows are thin and sloping.
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The metal of the mask is pierced through the eye sockets, the nostrils and between the lips.
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Photos (c) Luc de Vos
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| References: |
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Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms and Armour Press, London), p.114, Fig.320
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Garbsch, J., (1978), "Römische Paraderüstungen" p.47, B.7.
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| Now kept: |
Straubing |
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