Notebook Bag

[Martin Moser]

But why all the extra stitching? It doesn't seem to serve any functional purpose I can see. Lots of labor for only decorative appearance?

Hi Dave,

good question - we know from many (mostly fragmentary) finds that the Romans simply seem to have enjoyed decorative stitching. With some pieces the extra stitching may have served the extra purpose of holding some lining in place, but we do not know if that was the case here. And on a grander scale think about scabbards, hilts, belt plates, (gladiator) helmets, you-name-it ... lots of labor for only decorative appearance everywhere.
I guess in pre-TV times people just had to get their visual overload from somewhere else ;-) )