Apron Button, Bronze

Apron Button, Bronze

Studs and buttons were popular decorations, especially for horse harnesses, leather straps and baldrics. The aprons at the early roman military belts were decorated with that kind of studs, also. The soldiers usually did not wear any trousers, and so the apron straps prevented a "deeper look" under the tunic, particularly when seated. When the trouser fashion became popular in the roman army after the late 1st century, the aprons seem to disappear.

The studs are single casted in a complicated and costly technique with wax patterns, sanded and polished by hand. A knob on the backside makes it easy to fit the studs on a leather belt. Diameter ca. 20mm.

Available as a single piece or in a set of 20.