Qasr Ibrim possible shield fragment

[Caballo]

The only reference to a studded shield that I know is in the Jupiter mould found at Newstead "It stands about 4½ inches high, and probably represents some Gallo-Roman or Romano-British conception of Jupiter."(Curle)


Curle writes this up at http://www.curlesnewstead.org.uk/335.htm

I am lucky enough to have in front of me a casting taken from this mould, and the shield has "studs" across the whole surface of the scutum as well as over the semi circular "flap" which Curle sees as a leather covering. His drawing inexplicably omits the studs on the rest of the shield :roll: (which is why I disagree with his theory that these are studs holding the leather covering in place). The studs themselves are a circle with a small dot in the centre of each circle (again, this detail is not reproduced in Curle's drawing).

My camera is simply not good enough to show the detail here, unfortunately.

Not enough to prove that Romans had studded shields though- unless someone has other info?

Cheers

Caballo