Scott NC Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 This might be a good place to put this. https://www.heritagedaily.com/2024/03/rare-medieval-belt-loop-found-near-kamien-pomorski/151089 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 That's a pretty interesting read Scott, I wish they'd shown how a belt loop works. Dog gone heritage daily is full of rabbit holes too easy to get lost in. Thanks for the link. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Here is a link to a different article on the same object. Not much additional information but some different photos. https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/69734#respond G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daswulf Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I always like these kinds of finds. Fun to think about the process that went in to making it and who would have used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 That helped a lot George, it was shorter but a lot more clear and concise. Sometimes cites make up more verbiage than the article. I know how it was probably worn and used for. Knowing how it was cast would be would be SWEET. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I've done only a bit of casting over the years but I would expect that it would be done as a lost wax casting in a closed mold. It is complex enough shape that I don't see it being done in a split mold or an open faced mold. GNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I was sticking on lost wax too but I haven't done any casting to speak of since high school. The voices kept whispering there were other ways to cast complex bronzes that weren't lost wax. Viola! https://asia-archive.si.edu/learn/ancient-chinese-bronzes/bronze-age-casting/ Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 DogGONE rabbit holes! This site is late(?) bronze age, 850 BCE or there abouts. There are quite a few bronze artefacts and the excavation is still ongoing. https://www.mustfarm.com/bronze-age-settlement/about/ I HOPE I can find my way out of these rabbit holes soon but I'm all caught up on Doc's "The Whiteboard," soooo. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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