01-13-2007, 01:01 PM
Most depicted Late Roman belts have the strap hanging to the right, surely to avoid the spatha, which, furthermoer, would have obscured this showy, and undoubtedly important for the soldier, feature.
See this pair of snapshots from the Piazza Armerina 'Great Hunt' mosaic for belt colour and the very long strap-ends:
[url:2o97sjmf]http://www.galenfrysinger.org/Sicily/agrigento307.jpg[/url]
[url:2o97sjmf]http://www.galenfrysinger.org/Sicily/agrigento309.jpg[/url]
Notwithstanding, there are actual belt buckles which could only have been used witht he strap going to the left. I guess that in those cases, the strap was shorter and it was simply left hanging in front... :?
Aitor
See this pair of snapshots from the Piazza Armerina 'Great Hunt' mosaic for belt colour and the very long strap-ends:
[url:2o97sjmf]http://www.galenfrysinger.org/Sicily/agrigento307.jpg[/url]
[url:2o97sjmf]http://www.galenfrysinger.org/Sicily/agrigento309.jpg[/url]
Notwithstanding, there are actual belt buckles which could only have been used witht he strap going to the left. I guess that in those cases, the strap was shorter and it was simply left hanging in front... :?
Aitor
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