Saddle horn

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Saddle horn

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.17

Description

Saddle horn

Use

Would be used to help balance the rider atop the horse.

Context

Found in Germany

Collection

HvG

Category

Cavalry Equipment

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Holger von Grawert

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano Germanic

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Saddle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tack, Animal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Land Transportation Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Material

Bronze

Color

Gray

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Found near Carnuntum (A)

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption

Label

A galloping cavalry horse was terrifying to face. The bronze horse statuette shows how such a horse would have looked. The saddle had horns which held the rider firmly, so there was no need for stirrups. These bronze plates were used to stiffen the horns. The original owner has inscribed his name inside one of them.