Roman horse forehead

Roman horse forehead
Information
Weapon type:	Protective weapon
Designations:	Horse forehead
Use:	Horse harness, ceremonial
Region of origin / author:	Roman Empire , armorsmiths
Distribution:	Roman Empire
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The Roman horse forehead is part of a Roman armor for horses.

description

The Roman Rosstirn is usually made of sheet bronze. They consist of three parts that are hinged together and some versions have eye protectors (eye humps) that are hemispherical or kidney-shaped and have a grid-like structure. The horse's forehead has a central plate that rests on the top of the horse's head. This is wider at the top of the head and becomes narrower towards the nostrils . A plate is attached to each side that rest on the horse's cheeks and protect them. The surfaces are decorated with drifting work . Animals, people, figures of myths and gods as well as decorative ornaments are depicted. The main figure is worked out on the middle panel, while the side panels contain decorative accessories. The driving work is done very finely and artistically. It is believed that such horse foreheads served exclusively as parade armor and were not used for use in armed conflicts. During the excavations in Kinzig and Regensburg, two different versions were found, which differ in their design. The first version covers the forehead, eyes and cheeks of the horse. The second version only covers the forehead and the side area above the eyes. The eyes and cheeks are unprotected.

Several of these horse foreheads were found in Germany during excavations. For example in the former Roman fort Künzing , the Roman Quintana and as part of hoard finds from the castles Straubing ( Sorviodurum ) and Eining .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Web journal of the Monument Protection Foundation, available online, (de., Viewed on September 19, 2011) ( Memento from July 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
2. ^ Website of the University of Regensburg, available online, (de., Accessed on September 19, 2011)

literature

• Britta Rabold, Egon Schallmayer , Andreas Thiel : The Limes. The German Limes Road from the Rhine to the Danube. Theiss, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8062-1461-1 .

Web links

• [1] , [2] , [3] , Various Roman horse foreheads from the finds in Kinzig and Regensburg
• Description of the finds at Cohliraet.de