04-11-2007, 08:58 AM
Nice, thanks. Martin, when is the wreck and scabbard dated to? The chape looks very similar to this one, supposed to be from Xanten?
http://www.replik-online.de/de/shop/bil ... _rmg6c.jpg
Repro by Erik Konig.
Unless Erik used the Porto Novo chape to complement the upper part from Xanten, it's interesting to see almost identical chapes in different parts of Europe of such a particular style. The scabbard also looks very wide for a Pompeii type, so is it a Mainz type scabbard?
http://www.replik-online.de/de/shop/bil ... _rmg6c.jpg
Repro by Erik Konig.
Unless Erik used the Porto Novo chape to complement the upper part from Xanten, it's interesting to see almost identical chapes in different parts of Europe of such a particular style. The scabbard also looks very wide for a Pompeii type, so is it a Mainz type scabbard?
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