01-10-2012, 01:07 AM
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/blog/?month=2012-01
Second item on the link.
Poor Louise has had her ear bent on this subject more than enough :wink: , but when she VERY kindly let me see this piece and the scales in situ with bronze disks (which seem to have disappeared?) my first thought was chamfron... I am CONVINCED this is a chamfron of unusual composition, not yet seen in Roman context.
This photograph was taken from an already published piece (cannot remember where...perhaps the very first discussion about the finds in Caerleon here on RAT) and is not one of my private photographs so I hope I am not treading on any toes by putting it here. If I am, my apologies (and Moderators, please remove!)
To me this piece with the face is shaped to go around the horse's ear; the upper copper disk is where the browband would be connected to the cheek piece of the horse's bridle and the lower piece where the cheekpiece would connect to the noseband.
Fanciful? I hope not!!
Second item on the link.
Poor Louise has had her ear bent on this subject more than enough :wink: , but when she VERY kindly let me see this piece and the scales in situ with bronze disks (which seem to have disappeared?) my first thought was chamfron... I am CONVINCED this is a chamfron of unusual composition, not yet seen in Roman context.
This photograph was taken from an already published piece (cannot remember where...perhaps the very first discussion about the finds in Caerleon here on RAT) and is not one of my private photographs so I hope I am not treading on any toes by putting it here. If I am, my apologies (and Moderators, please remove!)
To me this piece with the face is shaped to go around the horse's ear; the upper copper disk is where the browband would be connected to the cheek piece of the horse's bridle and the lower piece where the cheekpiece would connect to the noseband.
Fanciful? I hope not!!
Moi Watson
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
