09-30-2008, 05:38 PM
Okay, as I did my first belt last year, I now have to make more for some others of my group. I also like to do another one for myself and I'm thinking about making a decorated one.
I know the embossed one shown in Junkelmann, but that is too difficult for me, at the moment, at least. So I was looking for some other ideas.
When looking at various mosaics, I spotted that some belts are shown unicolored and others multicolored, as you can see on those pictures.
(I'm sorry, the pictures are so small. Couldn't find bigger now)
![[Image: Borghese_gladiator_1_mosaic_dn_r2_c2.jpg]](http://en.pediax.org/images/en/2/28/Borghese_gladiator_1_mosaic_dn_r2_c2.jpg)
What do you think. Is this artistic license, or could original belts have been decorated with colored inlays?
I know the embossed one shown in Junkelmann, but that is too difficult for me, at the moment, at least. So I was looking for some other ideas.
When looking at various mosaics, I spotted that some belts are shown unicolored and others multicolored, as you can see on those pictures.
(I'm sorry, the pictures are so small. Couldn't find bigger now)
![[Image: mosaic.gif]](http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/games/pictures/mosaic.gif)
![[Image: Borghese_gladiator_1_mosaic_dn_r2_c2.jpg]](http://en.pediax.org/images/en/2/28/Borghese_gladiator_1_mosaic_dn_r2_c2.jpg)
What do you think. Is this artistic license, or could original belts have been decorated with colored inlays?
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Jvrjenivs Peregrinvs Magnvs / FEBRVARIVS
A.K.A. Jurjen Draaisma
CORBVLO and Fectio
ALA I BATAVORUM
Jvrjenivs Peregrinvs Magnvs / FEBRVARIVS
A.K.A. Jurjen Draaisma
CORBVLO and Fectio
ALA I BATAVORUM