Tekije buckle 1st century AD

[Quintus Antonius]

Rado, that belt is really amazing. Great work, sir.

[Rado]

The new Tekije belt ,made by me for a frater legionnaire .
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[Aurelianus]

What are the parts exately dated? First quarter first century AD?

[Rado]

During the excavations, with the belt are found numismatic material dating from the Imp.Domitianus 81-96 A.D.But it is quite possible that the belt was produced in earlier period.

[deepeeka]

Hi

We now have rights to reproduce this belt for commercial purposes. Thank you Rado for your help in this project. We will be introducing a commercial version of the same next week. It will also be available at a special discounted introductory offer to the RAT members. Please do check this space regularly.

Gagan

[jvrjenivs]

Why this belt? Why not opt for yet another set of belt-plates, so more different styles will get used in re-enactment. The market is already floating from the belts Radostin kindly supplied to all people.

[deepeeka]

Am working on more models too. Also, am open for people to send me patterns and pieces, to make new models. No images, butvactual pieces/ patterns.

Gagan

[Ammianus Marcellinus]

Nice projet anyway ! We expect you , Gagan to produce a lot of other models with the precius help of Rado !

[Rado]

I give my creative models Tekije belt with the rights to be manufactured and distributed by Deepeeka due several reasons:
1.This is not a commercial deal for me.
2. I would like to raise the level of common Roman re-enacting (regarding the belts).
3. I hope more colleagues will be able to carry quality belt and enjoy their hobby.
4. Because I am convinced that Deepeeka will be able to offer to all friends of Roman equipment a product with good quality- at a good price.
I hope in the near future to get samples of the Tekije belt in order to be assure of the quality of Deepeeka work and the way of reproduction of my art project.

[Ammianus Marcellinus]

Bravo Rado ! That was an excellen t purpose and it is actually a very useful contribution for the whole roman renactement community . Many Thanks for that .!

Julien Dumas

[Rado]

Deepeeka already аnnounced for their new products, designed by me and my brother Jordan.
Now these belts can be purchased from Deepeeka distributors.

[deepeeka]

Initially, as in the past, we will offer these belts at exclusive prices to Rat members. If interested, you can mail me direct at gagan@deepeeka.com

[Rado]

It's been 8 years since the beginning of this topic here Tekije silver belts from Belgrade Narodni Muzej. Improvements unfortunately happen slowly. But qualitative changes justify the slow experimental process. A  lot of work and improvements over this long period.
The publications will be consistent and will follow the working process ,to show the slow creative work over which I passed.Although the limited pictures and a few publications on the matter I tried to do a good replica for reenakting needs.This belt set is very beautiful and is a masterpiece of Roman military ancient art.
Silver buckles is magnificently decorated with flowers and with cornucopia. There are two grape leaves on both sides.With location of disks with different diameter inside the buckle is makes it very original. This of course brings to me additional difficulties during my work.It took me a long time to find publications and photos оf the Tekije silver belt find exposed currently in Belgrade Narodni Muzej and after some improvements I made,I reach this result published here. A set of 2 assembled ready-for-use Tekije model (with black leather). In order to reach this version,I went through many metamorphoses of this model and it took me about 8 years of reflections and samples.

[Rado]

This new series of Tekije cingulum are only with 8 plates each. The scientific sources are specify thet the parts was for 2 belts found in one place together. I have constructed them so that one has an apron and the other is without.Belt is sewn with double leather.It is a novelty in this belt set that the buckles are 2 different. An improvement on the previous model is that I put in use a rectangular plates located at the top of the apron. As can be see, the apron studs buttons have a reduced diameter from the previous model. 18 mm. in diameter (by scientific publications).
This is the back part of the ready,finishit belt.One belt here is sewn with double leather.The other is a classic cingulum belt modelat.Because the pendant (the spearhead with face of Cupid or Eros pendant model) are only 2 in the archaeological find,I preferred to use them for final decoration of the 2 belts tongues.

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Although the photo of the publication is very poor in quality can be seen that the lunar apron pendants are differ in decoration, shape and size. Some of them are more ornamented with the help of sharp tool with floral elements. But 2 of these lunar pendants are clean and have no decoration, at least what is seen in this very poor scientific publication. I also made a combination of different sizes and decorations in my apron pendants interpretation for this Tekije cingulum model.Of course fitted with these unusual spherical rivets, as shown in archaeological publications.  
Possibility the parts for these two cingulum  was produced in a first century  around ruling of Emperor Domitianvs or at the latest Trajanus.But It is debatable.It can be manufactured with 20 years earlier!? I have done research on similar parts of other archaeological finds which show similar belt parts for earlier dated cingulum.

[Rado]

This is a red leather version of Tekije cingulum model. The belts are two. On one of them are mounted the pugio hangers. On the other, the apron are mounted together with the pendants.Both belts are sewn with double leather