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| Item details |
| Name: |
Cavalry Sports CSB 11 (Belgrade) |
| Robinson type: |
Cavalry Sports B |
| Findspot: |
Smederevo, Yugoslavia, (YUG); exact find spot unknown. |
| Date: |
second half, 2nd century AD. |
| Now kept: |
Belgrade Narodny Muzej. Inv. 2875/II bzw.980 |
| Dimensions: |
H, 200mm; B, 196mm |
| 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.
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Youthful beardless male face as well narrow outlined eyebrows. Eye openings, nose holes, and lips' are peforated through the metal of the mask.
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The hair is arranged in two rows.
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On the cheeks there is a finely curled moustache.
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Under the ears there remains a rivet to attach a leather strap used to secure the helmet on the head.
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There is a delicately worked punched design at the outer corner of each eye, on the upper cheek area.
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| References: |
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Garbsch, J. (1978), "Römische Paraderüstingen", p.67, O.25 & Taf. 22, 1
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Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms & Armour Press), p.114, No.326-7
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Grbic, M., (1955), Dve rimske bronzane maske, in Starinar, 3/4, 1952/3, 199f,
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Grbic, M., (1958), Choix de plastiques grecques at romaines au Musée National de Beograd (Katalog Belgrad). 73ff, Taf.43/44
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Gorenc, M., (1972), in Kunstschätze in Jugoslawien, hsgg. v.O. Bihalji-Merin, 95ff
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| Now kept: |
Unknown |
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