09-06-2011, 06:49 PM
Quote: The second one doesn't look like a wide belt to me, but then I don't think it's mail either. Just a tunic.Perhaps, but then it seems as thick as the man's wrist, so it's not a small one eother. Given that these belts were not of single shape, I'd go for a wide® one.
Funny that you don't see the hamata, that's the usual interpretation. A dotted tunic would be odd, while dots were used in Roman art to indicate mail.
Quote:Fourth one is interesting. As you say, looks earlier but does look like it's got propeller stiffeners.Indeed. Perhaps ring buckles continued into the 4th century? Or propellor stiffeners were seen already in the 3rd?
Quote:Alright....the vast majority of depictions of things that are definately 4th century wide belt sets are shown being worn over tunics.In your opinion, what would be easier to wear over a squamata, a wide one or a narrow one?
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
