roman writing material Saxen - messen - dolken The dagger is an exact

The dagger is an exact replica of an original featured in the book European Daggers by Bashford Dean

This embroidery forms an aesthetic contrast with the fabric of the tunic and the embroidery at the neckline

The calf is tight

whilst the rest of the eye area was well protected by the steel of the helmet

Owing to the two different hardness levels

roman writing material Saxen - messen - dolken The dagger is an exactChatGPT said: The cera (Latin for tabula cerata wax tablet) was a small writing board crafted from a hard material such as boxwood, beechwood, or even bone. At the centre of the board was a hollowed out surface filled with a layer of dark wax. Writing was carried out on this wax layer by means of a stylus a pointed tool constructed from metal, wood, or bone (Greek: st? los, Latin: stylus). With this instrument, characters were scratched into the wax.