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Celtic Trimino
The aim of the learning game is to form matching pairs (image/term). Of course, the template must first be cut into triangles. In the reading text you will find out more about the objects shown.
The aim of the learning game is to form matching pairs (image/term). Of course, the template must first be cut into triangles. In the reading text you will find out more about the objects shown.
On one narrow side of the bronze belt fitting there are remains of a hinge in which the movable buckle of the belt was originally attached. The semicircular end on the other side encloses two round openings and has three small eyelets on the outer edge. The plate was inserted through the leather belt using pins on the back.
The inscription identifies the sheet as the owner's mark, which the soldier Dasius Masurus used to mark one of his pieces of equipment. The mention of the emperor could mean that Commodus (180-192 AD) gave the object in question to Dasius.
The thin bronze sheet was originally attached to the right cheek flap of an elaborately decorated rider's helmet. A simple bead with a staggered notch frames the image field of the fragment, which shows a bearded and long-haired head.
The griffin's head is cast hollow. After casting, the surface was carefully reworked with a burin, the traces of which can be seen particularly on the mane around the head. The face is animated with recessed points.
The crown consists of a spout made of shiny gold bronze sheet metal, which ends in a carefully crafted bull's head. Two snake bodies are soldered to the side, from which dragon heads grow with raised forehead crests.
Ortband straps formed the lower end of the dagger or sword sheath. In the Limes area, chapels made of bronze, iron and bone have been preserved. They were either nailed onto the scabbard or clamped and glued.
The so-called Thekenbeschlägen are elaborately decorated fittings for knife cases. Theke means “container” in Greek. Behind the openwork fitting there is a thin sheet of metal that was attached to the actual leather case.
The calm, bearded cavalry soldier held the reins of his horse in his left hand. He is dressed in chainmail, a scarf and trousers. On his head he wears a helmet with a crest, forehead shield and cheek bands. His sword hangs on a sword strap over his left shoulder. He attached the oval shield to the horse's saddle.
The parade equipment of Roman cavalry soldiers included richly decorated helmets with masks that hid the entire face. They were worn at traditional equestrian games. Exercises in complicated formations and mock battles between two parties are attested.