Cahle medievale cu reprezentări de călărați valahi descoperite la Orașul de floci - documente instorice
Medieval stove tiles decorated with reprezentations of valach horsemen uncovered at the Floci city - Historical documents

Summary/Abstract: During the last decades, the archaeological excavations carried out at the Floci City have identified an intensive production of merchandise that took place between the XVth-XVIIth centuries. This paper studies the terracotta tiles decorated with representations of horsemen, uncovered in two medieval dwellings from the end of the XVIth century - beginning of the XVIIth century. In the dwelling uncovered in 1978 and 1980 the stove was decorated, among other pieces, with two types of green enamel terracotta (27 x 24 cm) showing: 1. an equestrian soldier, towards the left, holding a lance with a flag, and 2. an equestrian soldier, toward the right, holding a rectangular flag. In the dwelling uncovered during 1995-1996 (L 5 A) were found ordinary heating terracotta tiles and two green enamel pieces (26,5 x 24,5 cm) showing the equestrian soldier, toward the right, holding a rectangular flag. The bust of the defeated enemy can be seen below the horse abdomen. These terracotta tiles are real historical documents, as they are representing the horsemen costumes, the weapons and the war flags from the army reorganization period during the reign of Mihai the Brave (1593-1601).

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