02-02-2014, 06:57 PM
Hello Nathan,
According to M. Konrad and B. Overbeck, propeller-shaped belt stiffeners ( :-? And thus the belts incorporating them?) appeared during the Constantinian era. During the last third/quarter of the 4th century (not before Valentian) the famous wide chip-carved/stamp-decorated belts appeared (according to H. W. Böhme).
EDIT
M. Sommer states, that the late-antique belts came into use at ca. 310.
The chip-carved/stamp-decorated belts, however, appeared, as already mentioned, not before Valentian's accession to power.
Quote:I've always sort of assumed that the wide baldric went out of style around the same time as the disappearance of the ring-buckle belt - end of the third century, as far as I know. The new style featured the narrow baldric and the wide waist-belt with metal stiffeners.
Having said that, I've seen a few reconstructions combining the wide belt and the wide baldric - is there any evidence for these two styles appearing together? And is there any consensus on the earliest date for the wide waist-belt?
According to M. Konrad and B. Overbeck, propeller-shaped belt stiffeners ( :-? And thus the belts incorporating them?) appeared during the Constantinian era. During the last third/quarter of the 4th century (not before Valentian) the famous wide chip-carved/stamp-decorated belts appeared (according to H. W. Böhme).
EDIT
M. Sommer states, that the late-antique belts came into use at ca. 310.
The chip-carved/stamp-decorated belts, however, appeared, as already mentioned, not before Valentian's accession to power.
