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Roman Military Equipment

From Start to Finish

3D scans of artefacts

3D scans of artefacts

Pilum
Dpearhead
Spearhead
Spearhead
Spearhead
Spearhead
Spear bundle
Sword
Sword
Sword
Sword
Scabbard
Scabbard slide
Dolphin scabbard slide
Scabbard slide
Chape
Chape
Chape
Phalera
Phalera
Toy sword
Phalera
Phalera
Dagger
Dagger handle
Dagger scabbard
Bolt head
Bolt head
Fire arrowhead
Slingshot
Slingshot
Sling bullet
Catapult bolt
Scale armour
Scale armour
Breastplate
Breastplate
Lobate hinge
Lobate hinge
Shield boss
Shield boss
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Cheek piece
Crest holder
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Crest holder
Helmet
Helmet
Helmet
Face mask
Face mask
Face mask
Face mask
Face mask
Helmet
Face mask
'Sports' helmet
Belt plate
Belt plate
Buckle
Buckle
Buckle
Strap terminal
Strap mount
Hammer
Saddle arch
Pendant
Pendant
Junction
Junction
Junction
Openwork phalera
Harness fitting
Mount
Mount
Strap mount
Strap mount
Hackamore
Hipposandal
Tent peg
Caltrop
Stimulus
Target
Target
Target

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Gallery Samples

Curved rectangular shield umbo with a green patina and with a hemispherical boss in the centre for the hand grip.
Curved, rectangular copper-alloy shield boss with six of eight domed shield nails in situ. Image: P. Gross
Shield boss
Soldiers with oval, coloured shields (red, white, and blue) and similarly coloured leggings.
Crossing the Red Sea fresco from the synagogue at Dura-Europos depicting soldiers with multi-coloured shields lined up before standard-bearers with vexilla. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Fresco
Fragmentary ferrous back plate attached to scales, found in the Millennium excavations at Carlisle. The ferrous components are corroded brownish orange and the copper-alloy examples are mid-green.
Ferrous back plate and scales from lorica squamata from Carlisle (GBR). The mostly ferrous scales are interspersed with copper alloy scales. Image: scrappy annie (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Scale armour
A ferrous cavalry helmet with partially surviving bronze sheathing includes horizontal trilobate protrusions above the brow.
Ferrous cavalry helmet with copper-alloy (probably brass) embossed and incised sheathing (most of it missing over the bowl). The cheek piece may not be original (or may be a clumsy repair). A plume tube survives on the left-hand side just above the ear. Image: National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden (CC0 1.0)
Cavalry helmet
Brass-coloured belt plate with four empty rivet holes, one in each corner.
Copper-alloy belt plate from Chichester, hinged for a buckle or suspension frog. Image: MCB
Belt plate
Silvered phalera junction with three strap loops and a trifid pendant.
Three-way strap junction from harness found at Doorwerth. Three junction loops and a trefoil pendant are hinged to loops on the rear face of the phalera. Brass with silver foil soldered on the front face and with niello inlay depicting stylised vine leaves and grapes. Image: National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden (CC0 1.0)
Phalera junction
To the top is a heavily corroded ferrous Antonine dagger blade and tang with part of the handle adhering, whilst below it is the ferrous frame scabbard for the weapon, also corroded.
Dagger and scabbard of the Antonine form from Stillfried (AT). Part of the handle survives on the blade and tang. Image: Wolfgang Sauber
Dagger and scabbard
A ferrous helmet with broad neck guard, cheek pieces, and brow guard.
Ferrous Weisenau (Imperial-Gallic)-type helmet. Image: MCB
Helmet
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