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Roman Auxiliary Cavalry
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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...
Horse-Powered Threshing Machine
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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...
Stanwick Horse Mask
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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...
Lakota Chief Red Horse
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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...
Celtic Horse Brooch
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Celtic Horse Brooch

This small bronze brooch was made in Central Europe sometime between 650 and 550 BCE. This horse-shaped pin is one of many examples of Celtic animal brooches from Central Europe. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York...
Horse Rider Rhyton
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Horse Rider Rhyton

This horse rider ryhton was discovered while archaeologists excavated the ancient Erebuni Fortress, which is located in present-day Yerevan, Armenia. It dates from the 5th century BCE when Erebuni was under Persian control and...
Celtic Coin Depicting Horse & Rider
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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...
Celtic Coin with Abstract Horse
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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...
Bronze Horse Bit with Winged Goats from Western Iran
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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...
Eos in Her Four-horse Chariot
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Eos in Her Four-horse Chariot

Eos in her four-horse chariot, detail of terracotta red-figure lekanis vase attributed to the Stuttgart group, from Canosa, late 300s BCE. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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