horsehair natural 34 cm Romeinse en Griekse beelden whilst the top also features

whilst the top also features a ring for fastening a lace

It consists of two shield-shaped plates that may be hung from the belt so that they protect the outside of the thighs

A slit is featured on both the front and back

such as this example

and can now be seen at the Statens historika museum in Oslo

horsehair natural 34 cm Romeinse en Griekse beelden whilst the top also featuresMany historical peoples wore a horsehair tail on their helmets, amongst them the Greeks, Roman auxiliae and Celts, who wore the hair in a ponytail at the tip of the helmet. With this horsehair, one may also fashion a helmet crest of the kind the ancient Greeks and Romans often wore. An original of such a crest was found near Hadrian's Wall in Northern England.