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69 Large Fragment of Copper Alloy Roman Dividers
Military item and possibly unique.
About 1/3 + (perhaps as much as 1/2) of the Dividers remain. Domed Boss (which is the terminal of a large rivet) sits on a washer which is tight to one leg of the divider,
The second leg follows with a wing nut behind. The rivet which is part of the boss (cast as one piece) is an elongated male phallus. The wing nut is cast as a sword (which in appearance is a gladii type).
The legs are inscribed on just the outside or visible parts. The front leg (next to the boss) has 4 and half devices (a type of Block X) at 5mm intervals. The rear leg has an x at the top, followed by a Block Type I and T which is formed with a Block triangular base. The 4th device is not decipherable.
Total length 58mm width (with phallus) 34mm (without)Phallus 24mm x 4mm
Sword 39mm x 9mm (at widest) the blade itself is 30mm
Boss 6mm (width) x 10mm diameter
Front leg 32mm x 7mm (broken in antiquity)
Rear leg 29mm x 7mm (broken in antiquity)
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All artifacts are in my collection and originate predominately from the Rousse Region of Bulgaria, they are for the main, associated finds ,unless otherwise noted in the description.As there is a uniformity of Roman military equipment, the description of an item from Bulgaria will be ,for example the same as one from the Northern most extent of the Roman Empire (subject to local tribal influence). There are some UK finds described, but on the whole Eastern European Metal Artifacts are better preserved (due to soil conditions and less intensive farming methods), and therefore are the preferred item when photographing.If you wish to make any comments, or criticism please feel free to contact me at a.appels@ntlworld.com
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