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Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Alanus - 03-25-2013 I wonder if it was as big as the round fibulae we find the Romans wearing a little later. Almost any stone can be found on fibulae. The trade road brought Bactrian torquoise, Indic garnets, Takla Makan jade, also Uralic garnets; so you've got a wide choise. :dizzy: Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Sutoris - 04-01-2013 [attachment=6889]IMG_5182_resized_1.JPG[/attachment] [attachment=6890]IMG_5183_resized_1.JPG[/attachment] Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Alanus - 04-02-2013 Sarmatians hob-nobbing with the Romans. Hmmm. :whistle: Good grief! I think they're wearing my tunic. 8) [attachment=6897]legioIII467b.jpg[/attachment] Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Junia Bruta - 04-03-2013 I recently went to a belly dancing show and there were a few vendors selling decorations that looked like this. While they were usually not fibulae, I definitely think that one could affix a pin to the back and get the look of an expensive reproduction. It may be an area to look into. Quote:Can someone tell me how big this fibula would be and what kind of stone it would hold? Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Sutoris - 04-03-2013 Quote:I recently went to a belly dancing show and there were a few vendors selling decorations that looked like this. While they were usually not fibulae, I definitely think that one could affix a pin to the back and get the look of an expensive reproduction. It may be an area to look into. Very interesting, I could cover it with gold leaf :whistle: Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Sutoris - 04-12-2013 Would this model be ok for a sarmatian boot? Don't mind the dark spot, just testing how the fat would stain the leather. [attachment=6961]20130412_102307-1_resized_1.jpg[/attachment] Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - koechlyruestow - 04-12-2013 Sutorius, Ammianus notes the fact that the nomad footwear did not have a last, and this is confirmed by boots found in the frozen Scythian-style tombs in Pazyryk and by depictions of horsemen well into the Timurid (late Mongol) period. However, I believe your Sarmatian is a foot-soldier, so he probably would have had a last under his boots. And figures on foot on Bosporan grave stèles all seem to have the same low boots as the horsemen. I do not want to be a party-pooper, but they seem to be more tight-fitting than your boot, which seems a practical idea to me. Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Sutoris - 04-12-2013 Quote: However, I believe your Sarmatian is a foot-soldier, so he probably would have had a last under his boots. And figures on foot on Bosporan grave stèles all seem to have the same low boots as the horsemen. I do not want to be a party-pooper, but they seem to be more tight-fitting than your boot, which seems a practical idea to me. Now problem Eduard, it's just a model I made, so the shaft needs to have a tighter fit. Is the hight O.K.? By "last" you mean tread sole? Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - koechlyruestow - 04-12-2013 The hight seems just right. With last I probably mean tread sole (I am no Anglo-Saxon) Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Sutoris - 04-12-2013 Quote:I am no Anglo-Saxon Me neither :wink: Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - daryush - 04-12-2013 A last is sort of a mould around which a shoe is built. One was found at Niya, 3rd C, but this is faaaaaaar outside the Sarmatian sphere. Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Sutoris - 04-12-2013 Do you have a picture of that last? Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - koechlyruestow - 04-12-2013 Anyway, what I mean is that the Asian cavalry boots and mocassins were stitched all around the foot, with only two miniature, lozenge-shaped "soles". That is why the Romans claimed the Huns, Avars and Turks were unable to walk (and because a life spent in the saddle had bent their legs). Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - Folkert van Wijk - 04-15-2013 Are there any actual finds of Sarmatian/Persian D-rings closures for belts. I see many depictions on "Persian" statues, but I would love to see a picture of the actual thing in real... Sarmatian/Persian soft kit 1 -100 AD? - daryush - 04-15-2013 None from Iran that I know of, unfortunately. |