roman legionary belt cingulum with fittings brown leather brass Tassen en buidels A gorget (neck plate or

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roman legionary belt cingulum with fittings brown leather brass Tassen en buidels A gorget (neck plate orThis one belt, Called a 'cingulum' in Roman antiquity, it is inspired by examples from around the turn of the year and all around fittings with nine rectangular plates and a triquetra fitting opposite the buckle. Roman legionnaires were already upon them belt recognizable: in contrast to civilian clothing, where studded belts hardly appear in the find material, the Roman army often wore richly decorated belt trimmings as a status symbol. The 5 cm wide