02-04-2012, 09:02 PM
Quote:Interesting girth on this 'ere 'oss...OR could it be <holds breath> the first indication that perhaps, just perhaps the Romans DID have stirrups hock: hock: hock: ?No, I think the sculptor just didn't get the relationship between girth and saddle.
In case anyone wonders what the lump is in the foreground, it isn't a diminutive cowering dalek instead of the usual tawdry barbarian, but rather a plinth to support the missing foot. He clearly had issues with carving feet in the round too...
Mike Bishop