Portonaccio Eques
Detail of a Roman cavalryman (eques) on the Portonaccio Battle Sarcophagus (AD 180-190). Note his scale armour (lorica squamata), baldric (balteus), decorated scabbard (vagina), and old-fashioned military boots (caligae).
Palazzo Massimo, Rome. Photographed in 1998 with a Ricoh R1.
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Portonaccio Eques
Detail of a Roman cavalryman (eques) on the Portonaccio Battle Sarcophagus (AD 180-190). Note his scale armour (lorica squamata), baldric (balteus), decorated scabbard (vagina), and old-fashioned military boots (caligae).
Palazzo Massimo, Rome. Photographed in 1998 with a Ricoh R1.
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