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4th century belt construction
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Quote:I'm going to provide a sketch of a construction proposal that factors in comparision finds, the general construction principle of late Roman belts and the different rivet lengths of the Oudenburg parts.

   

Regarding the rivet lengths: The rectangular plate and the hexagonal plate of the original belt set show a rivet lenght of 4 to 5 mm, whereas the pentagonal plate shows a rivet length of 11 mm.

As the strap of the belt from the Rhenen grave 846 seems to consist of two layers—with the two layers being achieved by folding the edges (The upper and lower quarter of a leather strip twice as wide as the actual belt?) backwards—, I opted for a two-layered main strap.

The narrow slits of surving strap ends suggest that the narrow auxilliary strap consisted of only one layer. I couldn't find a source stating the rivet length of the Oudenburg strap end, but judging from the picture of my previous post, the rivet is about 2 to 3 mm long.

So my construction proposal essentialy features a two layered main strap with a single-layer auxilliary strap attached to it.

The purpose of the red layer is to reline the gap between the two counter plates. Without said layer, the gap wouldn't show the skin side of leather, but rather the flesh side (and, depending on the construction, also the seam) of the posterior main strap layer. The positive side effect of leading to the rivets of the pentagonal plate being about twice as long as the rivets of the two other plates instead of only one and a half times, was a further reason for me to add this additional layer.

Two remarks: The layers in the sketch are 2,5 mm each; when looking at the belt from below or above, the red layer wouldn't be visible, as it would be covered by the leather of the main strap.

Please don't consider my sketch as set in stone. It just shall roughly demonstrate the construction principle that I consider the most plausible.
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4th century belt construction - by Kryger - 02-13-2016, 12:18 PM
RE: 4th century belt construction - by Thomas V. - 02-14-2016, 03:48 PM
RE: 4th century belt construction - by Kryger - 02-14-2016, 06:24 PM
RE: 4th century belt construction - by Crispianus - 02-14-2016, 10:31 PM
RE: 4th century belt construction - by Thomas V. - 02-16-2016, 02:38 PM

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