Hi,
jo, den kan vel ha tilhørt en romersk soldat eller sandsynligvis en germansk legionær i den romersk hær, som gik tilbage til Norden efter sin militær karriere.
Mvh
Andreas
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Og tak for infoet,,, fandt frem til det var et håndtag fra en romersk Ritual kniv fra den tidsregning. men kan godt se hvorfor du tænkte den måske lignet noget fra et bælte,, blev også lidt overrasket da jeg så det faktisk var et slags håndtag til en lille kniv de brugte til nogle ritualer,,,
Kunne være sjovt at vide hvilken ritualer den blev brugt i sammenhæng med... Nogen ideer eller forslag ???
Hej Sini,
jeg er ikke helt overbevist at den er faktisk en slags håndtag. Jeg har ikke set denne form af romerk kniv men jeg kender 40-50 stykker af denne typs som har fungeret som remendedup omkring 400 e.Kr
Better continue in English, it is easier for me:
Ebay is not the right thing to look at; this looks to me like some kind of hoax, where an unusual rusty old knife was modernly applied to a late roman belt fitting and also supplied with the wrong datings. And they sell better if you call them "ritual" ;)
The ebay belt fitting has - like your find - two rivet holes next to each. A usual roman knife was an extended tang was not riveted to the hilt in this way. It would come loose immediately. It is made for putting a leather strip inside.
Mvh
Andreas
I can understand, your stand point,,, also because i tried after i found the eBay link on the ritual knife, to Google some more information about it,, but NOTHING came up about a ritual knife and the knifes that came up were nothing like my handle I found,,, So I think you might be right! That it’s not a ritual knife handle But like you say something from a belt equipment..
Do you have any links or pictures of others I could try to compare them with???
I would love to find the history about my find and what is was a part of or used for ..
There is quite some hits on google, if you try "amphora-shaped belt fitting / strap end".
From very elaborated pieces with nice decoration till some rather unornamented sloppily made pieces.
Usual strap end for a number of different waist belts worn by soldiers in the roman army from 350-450 but also copied and made by Germanic people (where sometime women used these sorts of belts).
All best
Andreas