03-25-2015, 10:23 AM
Kevin.
Please excuse the incorrect information the toggle is 25 mm in length I have the measurements mixed up a bit on a few other things.
The dating of that toggle is 2nd to possibly 3rd century from the Wall area and even though still very small it would indeed have had just one wrap around of a thong at its centre groove then stitched to the material, then the second loop would be sewn to the other edge of the garment to loop tightly over the toggle.
What I think we tend to think in terms of is these items being more robust however what we do find is that things were much more delicate than we imagine, in fact at times we even find that the Romans took some of their art decoration of things almost to the point of destruction of the item.
Please excuse the incorrect information the toggle is 25 mm in length I have the measurements mixed up a bit on a few other things.
The dating of that toggle is 2nd to possibly 3rd century from the Wall area and even though still very small it would indeed have had just one wrap around of a thong at its centre groove then stitched to the material, then the second loop would be sewn to the other edge of the garment to loop tightly over the toggle.
What I think we tend to think in terms of is these items being more robust however what we do find is that things were much more delicate than we imagine, in fact at times we even find that the Romans took some of their art decoration of things almost to the point of destruction of the item.
Brian Stobbs
