Asset Overview
The 3D model presents a digital reconstruction of a scabbard slide found in Vimose, Denmark.
Date: 2nd –3rd century AD.
Description: A part of wooden scabbard with a completely preserved scabbard slide. The scabbard slide is mounted on the outside and is used to fix the scabbard to the baldric. It is made from iron. It is trapezoid-shaped and has a rolled over top-end (like Carnap type IIIBI-2). Width scabbard slide 13 mm; length 82 mm.
Literature: Miks, C. (2007) Studien zur römischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit. Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH, Rahden, 754, pl. 216
The authors of the reconstruction are
Martijn A. Wijnhoven (VU University Amsterdam) https://vu-nl.academia.edu/MartijnAWijnhoven
Aleksei Moskvin (Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design) https://independent.academia.edu/AlekseiMoskvin
Mariia Moskvina (Saint Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design) https://independent.academia.edu/MariiaMoskvina