Tekije buckle 1st century AD

[Marcus Mummius]

Greetings,

Does someone have pictures or more information on the 1st century belt buckle from Tekije that is pictured in Bishop's and Coulston's Roman Military Equipment?

It's Nr. 11 on this tafel:

Best regards,
Jef

[aelius colus strabo]

hello jef

I have a book on this subject, give me your adress via PM . The book is in serbo-croatian language, but a french translation is given. Photos, dimensions and text are present, but the author's interpretation of this finding was false ( this book was published in 1957, so....)

[Marcus Mummius]

Thanks to Alexandre here is a picture of the buckle:



Is it my imagination or does it look like this buckle has enamel cups like seens on pugiones and helmets?

Source:
Mano-Zisi D, Nalaz iz Tekije= les trouvailles de Tekiya, Narodni Muzej Beograd , Antika II ( Musée national de Belgrade, Antiquité II) , 1957

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Something like that anyway. Spotted them too, one missing in the lower part of the buckle.

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Probably... The central rivet of the plate (not the buckle itself) have a cup shaped depresion. In adition, as i remember, the plates and the buckle are made in silver, not copper alloy.

[Marcus Mummius]

The finds report mentions that the buckle is silver and that the beltplates are of a cupric alloy, covered with thin silversheath.

This is the first and only example I know of 1st century belt fittings that seem to have enamel cups...

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

A better pic:

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

And the pugio suspension discs ( so called frogs)



Both images are extracted from www.roma-victrix.com

[Martin Moser]

Great pictures, thanks a lot Cesar!

[Marcus Mummius]

Fantastic, than you very much!!!

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

You are welcome...

As far as i remember, there are 2 complet belt sets, including the lunullae terminals, belt plates, pugio frogs, etc... A good choice for a belt project, for those who want to reproduce an existing set.

[PhilusEstilius]

Jef.

I get the impression that this Silver buckle may have been cast however not having seen any paperwork about it, are the cups simply silver discs that have been applied and do not have any inlay in them.

I can see how they have been fitted where the metalwork of the buckle curls around into a tight scoll and the cups are fitted with rivets going thro' the scolls, hence the reason one of the cups is missing where the rivet has come out.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

A better pic:

That would so go with my silver 'Varus' belt by Erik Konig.... :o )

[sulla felix]

The central rivets on these belt plates look enamelled too (picture from Roma-Victrix website)?

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

Dear Sulla;

The picture you have posted shows other belt, founded in Rheingonheim (or something similar, probably bad spelling).

Dear Gaius Julius:
The Tejike hoard is from flavian or late first century datation, so i think don't match with an augustean impression.