09-12-2006, 11:10 AM
Avete omnes,
marvelous pictures, Danno, thank You for that. When I saw them firstly I had the idea: could we not see here the original remnants of a shield cover from the Notitia Dignitatum? The Notitia is full with clipei that show round shields with blue ground and a red rim, that would match perfectly to this beautiful piece! Alone the list of the Magister Peditum contains several examples:
[url:w1cpgx4n]http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/MagisterPeditum.html[/url]
We know that soldiers at all times decorated their personal gear in individual kind. In this case the soldier would have painted the stations of his service on the official shield cover of his unit.
Just a thought ...
Greets - Uwe
marvelous pictures, Danno, thank You for that. When I saw them firstly I had the idea: could we not see here the original remnants of a shield cover from the Notitia Dignitatum? The Notitia is full with clipei that show round shields with blue ground and a red rim, that would match perfectly to this beautiful piece! Alone the list of the Magister Peditum contains several examples:
[url:w1cpgx4n]http://www.ne.jp/asahi/luke/ueda-sarson/MagisterPeditum.html[/url]
We know that soldiers at all times decorated their personal gear in individual kind. In this case the soldier would have painted the stations of his service on the official shield cover of his unit.
Just a thought ...
Greets - Uwe
Greets - Uwe
