1st C apron attachment peculiarity?

[Tarbicus]

Thanks Mike. What's obvious is that there is a solid top portion to the apron, with the diamond pattern (leather stitching or metal embossing? - another thread's worth). The only way for that to attach to one of those belts would be for it to be riveted (or sewn) to one end of the belt, and then somehow be tied or hooked, or some such, to the opposite end of the belt so it spans the gap once the belt is buckled up. Leaving it unsecured would be a nightmare to keep adjusting when it slid down.

Makes no sense at all :? Unless, it had a loop that the opposite belt end threaded through before the belt was fastened.

However, if it were part of the cummerbund/waistband/girdle it would just be be more logical in that configuration as seen in that relief. There's been discussion on whether the cummerbund may have been worn between hamata and belt before, I'm fairly certain.