10-08-2014, 01:35 PM
I try to find how that type of buckles was made too, but already have the equipment to cast.
I think that the pelta buckles with the fine scrolls were cast as a rough version. The detail is added by hammering certain parts flat and then bending them in the wanted form. Most probably tongues were used, but I have never seen a Roman example.
In my collection I have a buckle that is clearly not completely finished because a part of the casting sprue and other excess material are not removed at all. The buckle is cast as a whole and does not have fine bent scrolls; it`s the other heavier type. Based on the lack of finishing it is clear that it is made using piece moulds.
I think that the pelta buckles with the fine scrolls were cast as a rough version. The detail is added by hammering certain parts flat and then bending them in the wanted form. Most probably tongues were used, but I have never seen a Roman example.
In my collection I have a buckle that is clearly not completely finished because a part of the casting sprue and other excess material are not removed at all. The buckle is cast as a whole and does not have fine bent scrolls; it`s the other heavier type. Based on the lack of finishing it is clear that it is made using piece moulds.
(aka Niels)
