12-30-2007, 06:52 AM
Paolo,
When you mention the possible missing field, do you mean the third decorative field (the one level with the lower suspension loops)?
As to the possible time period, as it is a type 'A' sheath it is likely to date to the first half of the first century AD. Within that, a comparisson with one or two sheaths which display similar decorative elements would suggest to me a date late in the first quarter of the first century AD.
Crispvs
When you mention the possible missing field, do you mean the third decorative field (the one level with the lower suspension loops)?
As to the possible time period, as it is a type 'A' sheath it is likely to date to the first half of the first century AD. Within that, a comparisson with one or two sheaths which display similar decorative elements would suggest to me a date late in the first quarter of the first century AD.
Crispvs
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