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REAL GEAR III: Belt Parts, Decoration & Accessories

Part I: Helmets                            Part II: Weapons and Body Armor


Openwork sword baldric terminal, ca. 3rd century AD. The openwork letters appear to be Greek, rather than the usual Latin, but as yet no one has provided a satisfactory transcription or translation. Michaels Collection.

Brass legionary name tag. Dealer stock, Munich Germany.

Silver roundel, probably a phalera or military decoration. Dealer stock.

Elaborate cavalry horse pectoral, with incised decoration. Ca. 2nd century AD. Freeman & Sear inventory.

Marble funerary carving of a soldier wearing a paenula. Dealer stock, Munich.

Marble upper torso depicting muscle cuirass with square neck opening. Dealer stock, Munich.

Bronze patera, probably for legionary use. View from back. Private collection in Germany.

Oblique view of patera.

Top view of patera, giving overall length.

Side view of patera, showing unusually deep bowl.

End of patera handle, showing stamped name of maker: P. NAEVIO, reportedly active in central Gaul between Neronian and Flavian times.

Roman brass belt plate, silvered or tinned, ca. early-mid 1st century AD, depicting hunting motif. Michaels Collection.

Rather plain brass belt plate with peltiform terminal ends, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD. Michaels collection.

Bronze openwork belt plate, ca. mid 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection.

Bronze openwork belt plate, ca. mid 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection.

Simple openwork belt plate, ca, mid-late 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection.

Openwork plate, similar to previous. Ca. mid-late 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection.

Openwork belt plate with fox (or hound) chasing hare motif, mid 2nd-early 3rd century AD. Michaels Collection.

Hare-hound belt plate with modern replica, made by Caius Main for Legio VI Victrix.

Strap and / or apron terminals: From left, lunate with central pendant, brass with enamel inlay, ca. mid-1st century AD; phallix strap end, ca. 2nd century AD; apron terminal pendant, ca. 2nd century AD. Michaels Collection.

Brass handle, likely for a 2nd-3rd century legionary helmet. Michaels Collection.

Fibula pin, late 1st-2nd century AD. Michaels Collection.

"Propeller" military belt stiffeners, ca. AD 280-450. Michaels Collection.

More "propeller" stiffeners, late 3rd-5th century AD. Michaels Collection.