A Roman/Samnite Bronze Gladiator Belt Fragment, ca. 350–325 BCE Medium - Wood and economic transformation brought about

and economic transformation brought about by one of history's most influential rulers

The preferred materials are dark stones such as diorite

and many were subsequently placed in burials as important funerary offerings

A single column of vertical text runs down the front that reads: “Illuminate

but a larger form re-emerged during the 3rd century such as this example

A Roman/Samnite Bronze Gladiator Belt Fragment, ca. 350–325 BCE Medium - Wood and economic transformation brought aboutAn exceptionally rare bronze fragmentary belt of a Samnite warrior, fashioned from a broad hammered sheet of bronze and retaining an elaborate assemblage of applied decorative elements. The surviving section is gently curved and pierced along the upper and lower margins with regularly spaced perforations allowing it to be sewn to a leather or cloth backing for greater comfort. Unlike most surviving Samnite belts, which rely primarily on repouss