04-10-2004, 03:30 PM
Ave, Aitor!<br>
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Thought you might like that little Intercisa!<br>
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Alas, the only other photo I have of it is badly out of focus. Here is the [url=http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/search/LOTDETAIL.ASP?sid=&intObjectID=4265342&SN=5524" target="top]LINK[/url] to the Christie's catalog page for it. Oddly, it is being offered along with the front part of a 1st century muscle cuirass, probably to raise the perceived value of the lot. I'm not sure Christie's is aware of the importance and rarity of the Intercisa. I would imagine the opening price would be about 70% of the estimate.<br>
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Your description is right on the money, from what I can see. Julian said he originally thought it was made of brass, due to the yellowish areas visible on the surface, but closer inspection revealed the iron core and copper sheathing and gilding.<br>
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I've also added a few other images of items not in the Guttmann Collection to the page. These are items that have come through my hands or been offered to me at Freeman & Sear over the past couple of years. The shoulder armor may be medeival, but there are a lot of "Roman" elements to it (the rolled edges and the knobs, which resemble those on 3rd century "crossbow" fibulae) and I plan to publish a detailed description and a proposed reconstruction soon.<br>
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T. Flavius Crispus<br>
Legio VI Victrix Pia Fidelis<br>
California, USA <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=flaviuscrispus@romanarmytalk>FlaviusCrispus</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/legiovi/vwp?.dir=/Flavius+photo&.src=gr&.dnm=flavhead2.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 4/10/04 5:34 pm<br></i>
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Thought you might like that little Intercisa!<br>
<br>
Alas, the only other photo I have of it is badly out of focus. Here is the [url=http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/search/LOTDETAIL.ASP?sid=&intObjectID=4265342&SN=5524" target="top]LINK[/url] to the Christie's catalog page for it. Oddly, it is being offered along with the front part of a 1st century muscle cuirass, probably to raise the perceived value of the lot. I'm not sure Christie's is aware of the importance and rarity of the Intercisa. I would imagine the opening price would be about 70% of the estimate.<br>
<br>
Your description is right on the money, from what I can see. Julian said he originally thought it was made of brass, due to the yellowish areas visible on the surface, but closer inspection revealed the iron core and copper sheathing and gilding.<br>
<br>
I've also added a few other images of items not in the Guttmann Collection to the page. These are items that have come through my hands or been offered to me at Freeman & Sear over the past couple of years. The shoulder armor may be medeival, but there are a lot of "Roman" elements to it (the rolled edges and the knobs, which resemble those on 3rd century "crossbow" fibulae) and I plan to publish a detailed description and a proposed reconstruction soon.<br>
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T. Flavius Crispus<br>
Legio VI Victrix Pia Fidelis<br>
California, USA <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=flaviuscrispus@romanarmytalk>FlaviusCrispus</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/legiovi/vwp?.dir=/Flavius+photo&.src=gr&.dnm=flavhead2.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 4/10/04 5:34 pm<br></i>
T. Flavius Crispus / David S. Michaels
Centurio Pilus Prior,
Legio VI VPF
CA, USA
"Oderint dum probent."
Tiberius
Centurio Pilus Prior,
Legio VI VPF
CA, USA
"Oderint dum probent."
Tiberius
