01-26-2012, 08:42 PM
The shank of that larger disc stud is of course square as many Roman stud pins were, however what would be nice to know is just how high is that bellcap away from the underside of the disc stud.
I would say just as an estimate around 4 to 5mm to the bottom of the bellcap lower edge, where there would have been room for leather and the chain.
This then becomes just a little difficult to understand for bellcaps are meant to bite into leather to hold the studs on it, so can it be that the chain was on the outside of the leather garment and the bellcap of course on the underside but why a chain and for what use.
Then those smaller studs only look to be about 2 to 3mm dia' heads that are very much the same as on chamfrons such as the Vindolanda and Trimontium types, I do think that these smaller studs were all cast objects for this would be the quicker and easier way to produce them.
I would say just as an estimate around 4 to 5mm to the bottom of the bellcap lower edge, where there would have been room for leather and the chain.
This then becomes just a little difficult to understand for bellcaps are meant to bite into leather to hold the studs on it, so can it be that the chain was on the outside of the leather garment and the bellcap of course on the underside but why a chain and for what use.
Then those smaller studs only look to be about 2 to 3mm dia' heads that are very much the same as on chamfrons such as the Vindolanda and Trimontium types, I do think that these smaller studs were all cast objects for this would be the quicker and easier way to produce them.
Brian Stobbs
