Donaureiter

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Votive featuring the so-called "Danubian Horsemen". A bow-shaped attachment depicts a fish flanked by two stars. In the upper field, Luna is shown on the left with her crescent moon, while Sol, the sun god, appears on the right. Between them, a Kantharos pours out two streams of water. Two sky serpents flank the drinking vessel. Epona, the goddess, stands in the middle of the central field, seated on a pedestal. She feeds horses to her left and right. The Danubian Horsemen wear tunics, while beneath their hooves lie two naked men, one recognizable only as such, representing enemies. Behind each horseman stands a figure - a man behind the left, a woman behind the right. In the lower panel, objects are arranged from left to right: a three-legged sacrificial table, a candelabra with an oil lamp, a dagger, a ram's sacrifice, and a Kantharos topped by loaves of bread or fruits and a rooster above a ram's head. The votive measures 9.1 x 7.9 cm and dates from the 2nd-3rd century AD. It is attributed to Landessammlungen Niederösterreich.