03-19-2013, 01:56 PM
Hi there!
This picture of the Piazza Armerina late roman hunt mosaic got me thinking:
http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/huntboar.jpg
It seems that there are "stoppers" (wings) on the spear point shaft to prevent it to sinking too deeply into the target. I have never seen any roman spear tips with "wings" like these, although they are common in other cultures / different eras. It seems to me that romans used this technique at least in hunting. What do you think?
This picture of the Piazza Armerina late roman hunt mosaic got me thinking:
http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/huntboar.jpg
It seems that there are "stoppers" (wings) on the spear point shaft to prevent it to sinking too deeply into the target. I have never seen any roman spear tips with "wings" like these, although they are common in other cultures / different eras. It seems to me that romans used this technique at least in hunting. What do you think?
Virilis / Jyrki Halme
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