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LOT 1430

Roman Iron 'Hipposandal' Military Ice Horseshoe

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

8 1/4 in. (617 grams, 21 cm).

With lateral curved plates and scrolled bar to the front, rear panel with hooked spur for attachment. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Junkelmann, M., Die Reiter Roms, Teil III: Zubehor, Reitweise, Bewaffnung Mainz, 1992, fig.100-102, for the type.

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 hipposandal 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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LOT 1430

Roman Iron 'Hipposandal' Military Ice Horseshoe

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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