roman horse head fibula tetraskelion bronze Leren helmen en maskers the British Museum in London

the British Museum in London and the Allard Pierson museum in Amsterdam

many developments in armor appeared on the battlefield

It eventually made its way to the Arsenal of Alexandria

A beautiful Renaissance dagger by Windlass Steelcrafts

roman horse head fibula tetraskelion bronze Leren helmen en maskers the British Museum in LondonThis one fibula with four horse heads, also called tetraskelionfibula named after its four arms, dates from the period 275 350 AD. This type was especially popular with the auxiliary troops of the Roman cavalry in the Balkans and may have served as a military rank distinction or had religious significance in a horse cult. Performed in bronze, with a size of 3. 8 x 3. 8 cm. There is a sturdy needle construction on the back. Fibula's of this type have