Horse armor. Armor made of bronze or iron plates bound together to protect the body of a horse. The term umayoroi (horse armor) is also used. It is still unclear when horse armor first appeared, but its use by the Parthians in the 2nd and 3rd centuries is known from an actual horse armor made of bronze plates excavated at Dura-Europos in Syria and a wall engraving discovered in a dwelling at the same site, depicting a warrior clad in armor and holding a spear galloping a horse wearing armor. It is certain that horse armor was introduced to East Asia in the mid- to late 4th century, based on the horse armor and horse helmets depicted in the murals of Anak Tomb No. 3 in Korea and the Eastern Jin Tomb of Houhaizi in Zhaotong County, Yunnan Province, China. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
馬のよろい。青銅または鉄の小札(こざね)をとじ合わせてつくった馬の身を防護する武具。馬鎧(うまよろい)の語も使用する。馬甲の初現についてはなお確かでないが,2~3世紀のパルティア人がこれを使用していたことは,シリアのドゥラ・ユーロポス出土の青銅製小札をつづった馬甲の実物と,同遺跡の住居で発見された,甲冑に身を固め槍を手にした戦士が甲をつけた馬を駆る壁面線刻画によって知ることができる。朝鮮の安岳3号墳や中国雲南省昭通県後海子東晋墓の壁画に描かれた馬甲と馬冑によって,馬の武具が4世紀中ごろから末には東アジアにも伝えられていたことは確実である。
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