11-21-2012, 01:40 AM
Crispvs.
That could be very true about the Flavian era for I did find the original along the Stanegate frontier line, it is not the only one of its type for there was an identical one found at Caerleon, then yet another found near Staxton in Yorkshire, and I do know of another found more recently.
Here are pictures of the original that do show that they were made in two piece molds where the decorative pattern was in the lower half of the mold with a central sprue with the three integral pins made from the air vents of the mold, this plate is 20mm wide and 58mm long.
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That could be very true about the Flavian era for I did find the original along the Stanegate frontier line, it is not the only one of its type for there was an identical one found at Caerleon, then yet another found near Staxton in Yorkshire, and I do know of another found more recently.
Here are pictures of the original that do show that they were made in two piece molds where the decorative pattern was in the lower half of the mold with a central sprue with the three integral pins made from the air vents of the mold, this plate is 20mm wide and 58mm long.
[attachment=5845]DSC01802Small.JPG[/attachment]
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Brian Stobbs