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| Name: |
Cavalry Sports CSE 05 (Stuttgart) |
| Robinson type: |
Cavalry Sports E |
| Findspot: |
Gräfenhausen-Birkenfeld, Enzkreis, Baden-Württemberg, (DEU) |
| Date: |
second half, 2nd century AD. |
| Now kept: |
Stuttgart, Württembergers Landesmuseum. Inv. R 55.5 |
| Dimensions: |
Unknown |
| Discuss on RAT: |
http://www.roma...wforum.php?f=45 |
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Remarks
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Bronze face mask with silver plating (also possibly some gilding of the hair).
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Youthful female face with thin eyebrows.
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Eye sockets and nostrils have been perforated through the metal.
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The hair style is formed from loosely woven strands, that also cover the ears.
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At the low ends of the 'hair', below the ears, are rivets that served to attach the straps that held the helmet in place.
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| References: |
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Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms & Armour Press), p125, No.364
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Garbsch, J., (1978), "Römische Paraderüstungen" p.71, O.46 & Taf.25, 1- 2
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| Now kept: |
Stuttgart |
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