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
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
Martijn A. Wijnhoven (VU University Amsterdam)
https://vu-nl.academia.edu/MartijnAWijnhoven