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LOT 0916
Iron 'Hippo Sandal' Military Horse Shoe
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (363 grams, 15 cm).
Iron shoe with lateral curved plates with attachment rings rear panel with bar also for attachment. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Literature
Cf. Junkelmann, M., Die Reiter Roms, Teil III: Zubehor, Reitweise Bewaffnung, Mainz, 1992, fig.100-102, for the type (type I of Junkelmann's classification).
Footnotes
Hipposandals (soleae ferreae) were used on horses with injured hooves, a sort of equine orthopaedic shoe used by the mulomedicus, i.e. a Roman military veterinarian. Another important function was that to protect the hooves of the horse from injuries and damages from hard objects. The hippo sandal of type 1 was formed from a sub-oval plate which tapered towards the front and rear with projections at the front, back and on either side. The heel was upturned at about 45 degrees and flared outwards. It would have terminated with a downward facing hook, now missing. The base of the sole was flat.
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