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Re: plumbata - Robert Vermaat - 06-12-2014 Quote:The former number of plumbatae from Serbia (30) is recently increased with another specimen discovered in the riverbed of Sava near Sremska Mitrovica (Sirmium). It is treasured in the Museum of Srem in Sremska Mitrovica. Thanks Miroslav! Re: plumbata - Robert Vermaat - 06-19-2014 Quote:The former number of plumbatae from Serbia (30) is recently increased with another specimen discovered in the riverbed of Sava near Sremska Mitrovica (Sirmium). It is treasured in the Museum of Srem in Sremska Mitrovica. Thanks Miroslav! Which means that the total of published plumbatae now stands at 161, including unpublished finds and (no doubt some) fakes the toll has risen to 217: 31 from Serbia (up from 30) 28 from Britain 15 from Austria 14 from France 14 from Slovenia 9 from Hungary 8 from Croatia 8 from Italy 7 from Germany 7 from Switzerland 5 from Georgia/Abchasia 3 from Rumania 3 from Bulgaria 3 from Greece 2 from Liechtenstein 2 from The Netherlands 1 from Belgium 1 from Slovakia 56 from doubtful or unprovenanced origins (up from 53) Re: plumbata - Robert Vermaat - 09-16-2014 There's a hot new entry from the UK - found near Ancaster, Lincolnshire last August: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/634123 A nice addition to the already impressive UK numbers: [attachment=10754]Ancestersmall.jpg[/attachment] Which means that the total of published plumbatae now stands at 162, including unpublished finds and (no doubt some) fakes the toll has risen to 218: 31 from Serbia 29 from Britain (up from 28) 15 from Austria 14 from France 14 from Slovenia 9 from Hungary 8 from Croatia 8 from Italy 7 from Germany 7 from Switzerland 5 from Georgia/Abchasia 3 from Rumania 3 from Bulgaria 3 from Greece 2 from Liechtenstein 2 from The Netherlands 1 from Belgium 1 from Slovakia 56 from doubtful or unprovenanced origins And of course an updated finds map: [attachment=10797]plumbataemap2014-09-18s.jpg[/attachment] Plumbata - brennivs - tony drake - 09-17-2014 Thanks again Robert The right hand image that looks like to me the iron runs through till it is in line with the end of the lead, I thought there was a good portion of metal put into the wooden shaft. Also as we have found during our demonstrations that if the shaft is to break it breaks just behind the lead, That is with the iron shaft well into the wood. Great Stuff :lol: Regards Brennivs :lol: Plumbata - Robert Vermaat - 09-18-2014 Quote: The right hand image that looks like to me the iron runs through till it is in line with the end of the lead, I thought there was a good portion of metal put into the wooden shaft. Also as we have found during our demonstrations that if the shaft is to break it breaks just behind the lead, That is with the iron shaft well into the wood. Great Stuff The more plumbatae I see, the more I get the impression that plumbatae were fast and dirty weapons. Sometimes crude heads, no clear typology, all sorts of shapes in lead weights. The modern reconstructions are of course meant to last as long as possible, but I doubt that this was the case at the time. A bit like shoes. they probably got new ones several times a year, ours are meant to last years because they are much more expensive. Re: plumbata - John Melfordicus - 10-12-2014 Hello all Just to advise I am the proud new owner of this "Ancaster" Plumbata, to go with my 5 others, Regards John Plumbata - Robert Vermaat - 12-09-2014 There's a nice short piece on British lead and plumbatae on vimeo: British Lead in Roman Plumbata - An exploration of the role that British lead played in arming the Roman military, with specific reference to plumbata. Heather Armstead, UCL, 2014: http://vimeo.com/92617908 Yes, they get the plural wrong and I'm not sure I'd poor the lead in that same fashion (seems a bit wasteful), but still very instructive. [attachment=11291]vimeo.jpg[/attachment] Also, there's a nice new plumbata - unfortunately on a bidding site so apart from the length (84mm) no information on origins, weight, dating or context. [attachment=11290]84mm_1s.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=11288]84mm_4small.jpg[/attachment] Plumbata - Flavivs Aetivs - 12-09-2014 Plumbata is 1st Declension right? I always assumed it was (hence Plumbatae as plural). Plumbata - Renatus - 12-10-2014 Quote:Plumbata is 1st Declension right? I always assumed it was (hence Plumbatae as plural).That's right. Plumbata - John Melfordicus - 02-11-2015 A couple more Plumbata from my collection. [attachment=11735]RomanPlumbataThisplumbatawasfoundbetweentheriversMarcalandRabainHungarynearthevillagerpasandMarcali.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=11736]Plumbatahead.jpg[/attachment] Plumbata - John Melfordicus - 02-11-2015 Three more Plumbata of mine [attachment=11737]Plumbatahead.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=11738]RomanPlumbataThisplumbatawasfoundbetweentheriversMarcalandRabainHungarynearthevillagerpasandMarcali.jpg[/attachment] Plumbata - John Melfordicus - 02-11-2015 Three more Plumbata of mine [attachment=11739]Plumbatahead.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=11740]RomanPlumbataThisplumbatawasfoundbetweentheriversMarcalandRabainHungarynearthevillagerpasandMarcali.jpg[/attachment] Plumbata - John Melfordicus - 02-11-2015 Another one of my Plumbata [attachment=11810]139.7mm399.7grHungary.jpg[/attachment] [attachment=11741]RomanPlumbataThisplumbatawasfoundbetweentheriversMarcalandRabainHungarynearthevillagerpasandMarcali.jpg[/attachment] Plumbata - John Melfordicus - 02-11-2015 And another one Plumbata - John Melfordicus - 02-11-2015 And another of my Plumbata |