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Horse's head of Waldgirmes

Horse's head of Waldgirmes is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Horse's head of Waldgirmes rather than just read about it. In short: The horse's head of Waldgirmes (German: Pferdekopf von Waldgirmes), is part of a gilded bronze Roman sculpture, presumably an equestrian statue of the Emperor Augustus. It was found in 2009 on a field close to the former Roman Forum of Lahnau-Waldgirmes (German: Römisches Forum Lahnau-Waldgirmes) in the municipality of Lahnau in the German state of Hesse.

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Reference excerpt

The horse's head of Waldgirmes (German: Pferdekopf von Waldgirmes), is part of a gilded bronze Roman sculpture, presumably an equestrian statue of the Emperor Augustus. It was found in 2009 on a field close to the former Roman Forum of Lahnau-Waldgirmes (German: Römisches Forum Lahnau-Waldgirmes) in the municipality of Lahnau in the German state of Hesse. The Waldgrimes forum was a fortified Roman trading place, and has the oldest known stone buildings in Magna Germania. Since August 19, 2018, the horse's head is on display in the Saalburgmuseum in Saalburg, Germany.

Discovery The head was buried 11 metres below the ground in a collapsed well shaft, hidden in a barrel, and had been found in the course of archeological excavation works of a former Roman settlement.

Composition The piece is 59 cm long, weighs about 15 kg, and has been carefully restored. It is made of gilded bronze and is considered to be one of the most important archeological finds in Germany. Research on the sculpture suggests the head belonged to an equestrian statue that was erected in the Forum of Waldgirmes, likely representing Roman Emperor Augustus.

Some estimates date the sculpture to 1 A.D. Others put the date range to a period between 4 BC and 16 AD. The discovery has suggested a more peaceful history of Romans in Germany than previously considered. The existence of the statue has led to theories that Romans lived a more settled life in ancient Germany than researchers previously thought.

Value For years, the state of Hesse and the landowner argued over the compensation the owner of the land was entitled to, until the district court of Limburg set it at 773.000 Euros. Estimates of its value are almost U.S. $2 million.

References

External links

Press release (German) Archived 2021-02-12 at the Wayback Machine of the Hessian ministry for science and culture

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Horse's head of Waldgirmes

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Horse's head of Waldgirmes

In research: Horse's head of Waldgirmes appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Horse's head of Waldgirmes in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Horse's head of Waldgirmes is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1st-century Roman sculptures, 1st-century artifacts, 2009 archaeological discoveries, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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