08-21-2008, 01:56 PM
Quote:Its worth noting that these are quite dinky plates, less than 30mm long!
I'm not sure when they date to, but I'd place them 2nd century AD at a guess.
Personally I disagree that such a system was in widespread use in the first century AD.
Yes these are 2nd century at the earliest and there is no evidence of which I'm aware for such a suspension system being used in the 1st century AD.
Mike Bishop
