11-17-2011, 10:13 PM
Where Crispvs mentions that the front plate of the scabbard has small holes this is not the case, for when we look at Fig9b in the Roman Military Equipment the Sourses of Evidence. There is indeed damage to the inlays at the areas of zone 1 and zone 2 of the front decoration but no holes going through the scabbard plate itself.
This damage can also be seen on the picture in the link that Jurjen has provided, which does give us a very good insight into just how this kind of decoration may have been applied.
What is seen at Fig9b where parts of the inlay is missing in zone 1 there is a piece of the decoration that has shifted therefore it has moved its postion. This indicates that the silver inlays may have been set into the Nielo when moist, then other colour inlays could well have been put in later.
This damage can also be seen on the picture in the link that Jurjen has provided, which does give us a very good insight into just how this kind of decoration may have been applied.
What is seen at Fig9b where parts of the inlay is missing in zone 1 there is a piece of the decoration that has shifted therefore it has moved its postion. This indicates that the silver inlays may have been set into the Nielo when moist, then other colour inlays could well have been put in later.
Brian Stobbs
