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Roman Auxiliary Cavalry
The Roman army consisted of three separate divisions: the famed legions, the cavalry, and lastly, the auxiliaries. The auxiliaries (auxilia) were comprised of infantry cohorts, mounted infantry, and cavalry units or wings...
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Horse-Powered Threshing Machine
A French illustration of a horse-powered threshing machine. This machine, used to separate grain from the husk, was invented in 1787 by the Scotsman Andrew Meikle (1719-1811). The machine used a drum with beaters to...
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Stanwick Horse Mask
The Stanwick Horse Mask is Celtic bronze horse head mask which was discovered as part of the Stanwick Hoard of North Yorkshire, England. The piece is concave and has side brackets to attach it to another object, perhaps an...
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Lakota Chief Red Horse
Red Horse (l. 1822-1907), Miniconjou Lakota Sioux chief. Commercial cabinet card published by D. F. Barry (1854-1934). Red Horse's account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and his accompanying ledger art are among the...
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White Horse of Uffington
The white horse of Uffington, a Bronze Age carving into the chalk hills in Oxfordshire, England.
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Celtic Coin Depicting Horse & Rider
The reverse of a 2nd Century - 1st Century BCE Celtic silver coin from Central Europe, specifically what is now the Czech Republic. The reverse of this coin depicts a horse and rider in stylized geometric forms...
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Bronze Horse Bit with Winged Goats from Western Iran
Luristan Bronze artefact from Iron Age II or III, c. 950-650 BCE. National Museum of Iran, Tehran. Acc. no. 3915, Photograph by Nima Fakourzadeh (Baloot Noghrei) In archaeology, the cast objects...
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Mongol with Horse & Camel
A Chinese ink painting of a Mongol rider with a horse and camel. The painting was produced by an unidentified artist c. 1271–1368, when China was ruled by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty established by Kublai Khan. Ink...
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Celtic Coin with Abstract Horse
Celtic coin from modern-day Romania, 3rd- 2nd century BCE. The reverse depicts a horse and helmeted rider while the obverse depicts the head of Zeus, it is one of many imitations of Greek currency to be minted in...
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Mulan with a Horse
Scene of Mulan a with horse. Printed in ink, colour on paper.
1867 CE, Dingmao, China