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Horse eye protector from Herrera de Pisuerga
#1
I don't know how to call better those, even given the fact I've handled some of them :oops: :roll:

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Found in Roman barracks dated 15b.C-15a.C in the Cantabric wars context.
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and current Medieval Martial Arts teacher of Comilitium Sacrae Ensis, fencing club.
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#2
I don't know if it is the name of the whole piece or also of the eye-parts, but those things are called a chamfron.

but these are some nice and simple examples. Thanks for posting.
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#3
Quote:I don't know if it is the name of the whole piece or also of the eye-parts, but those things are called a chamfron.

but these are some nice and simple examples. Thanks for posting.

Yeah, IIRC chamfron refers to the helm or headpiece as a whole.

I recall reading somewhere that the medieval eyeslits were called ocularia. Perhaps the romans used that word?
Ben.
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#4
Nice photographs...thank you for posting them.

The attachment on the sides are interesting too...and they are not a pair, are they? The fretwork - for want of a better work - on the eye pieces is different on each one.

Don't suppose you have any measurements/dimensions by any chance please?
Moi Watson

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#5
Maybe the two center sections are different so the right and left are easily distinguishable. It's apparent that they are removable.
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(David Wills)

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#6
Certainly a possibility, particulalrly if it was attached to something like the Vindolanda chamfron:

http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/exhibit ... fron.shtml

This is from the amazing leather work collection preserved in the very specific soil conditions on the site.
Moi Watson

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