Scabbard Slide Osterburken, Bronze

Roman Scabbard Slide Osterburken

Scabbard slide from bronze with vine or ivy-leafs, based on an original of the limes fort of Osterburken, Germany. Late 2nd-3rd century.
The original was made from iron with black inlays, but our bronze reproduction fits better to baldric and scabbard fittings from bronze. The slide is fastened to the scabbard with 2 rivet pins of 3mm diameter. This is the simple variant without inlays. Length ca. 95mm, maximum width ca. 17mm.

Literature:
Carnap-Bornheim, C., 1991. Die Schwertriemenbügel aus dem Vimose (Fünen). Zur Typologie der Schwertriemenbügel der römischen Kaiserzeit im Barbarikum und in den römischen Provinzen. Kl. Schr. Vorgesch. Sem. Marburg 38. Marburg. Philips-Universität Marburg.