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First cenntury decorative bosses tend to be punched/engraved rather than embossed.
If you have a look on Holger Ratzdorf's website, he offers some like this.
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If you have a look on Holger Ratzdorf's website, I think it's under 'Replicas'
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Here's one from the The Dacian Wars (101-102, 105-106) which were two short wars between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Emperor Trajan's rule.: [url:3y2rrc0u]http://www.romancoins.info/MilitaryEquipment-Shield.html[/url]
Quote:Below a shield boss with two dedicatory inscriptions in latin using greek letters, from a soldier of the Imperial Horse Guard (Equites Singulares).
Battle damage in the center, richly decorated (punched/incised), tinned bronze. First (and only) piece of military equipment directly attributable to the imperial horse guards. Dedicated by Flavius Volussinus to the memory of Marcus Ulpius, member of the horse guard. Most likely period of Dacian wars/Trajanic. For further information see exhibition catalogue "Alles geritzt: Botschaften aus der Antike". ISBN nr. 3-927806-34-x, pages 40-41, catalogue nr. 69a. Munich Archeological Museum (private collection).
On the collar various weapons like crossed shields, greaves, cuirasses, helmets, two victories holding clipeii with punched inscriptions. Cuppa shows in central face Medusa, around Roman gods Mars, Apollo, Jupiter, Hercules, Bacchus, and Roman cavalry soldier on horseback riding down a barbarian. Shield nails decorated with Medusa heads.
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It appears there is a 1st century AD boss that has the form of a Medusa's head worked out in repoussé. It was found somewhere in Holland and is now kept in the Rijksmuseum in Nijmegen.
A coparable shieldboss is depicted on the grave stele of 'Gaius Castricius' (found in Aquincum).
So these bosses could have been in use in the 1st century infantry too it appears...
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Quote:If you have a look on Holger Ratzdorf's website, I think it's under 'Replicas'
I think I found the website you were speaking of
http://flavii.de/deutsch/main.php?main=wir=projekte
But wasn't able to find any links to photos with embossed umbos though.
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Anthony, I think the referred website is hr-replikate.de
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