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Bellow mouth guard

Title
Bellow mouth guard
Description
The item was made out of a massive iron plate. One of its ends was highly widened and two flaps were obtained. The flaps were bent and placed one over the other without being welded to one another. Therefore, part of the item took the approximate shape of a truncated cone. The purpose of these items was, as the name suggests, to protect the mouth of the bellows (made of wood and leather) from the high temperatures generated during the use of ovens and smelters.
Find-spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia
Dimensions: length – 17 cm; width – 10,5 cm
Material: iron
Execution technique: hammering
Geographic coverage
Latitude:45°37′23′′ N ; Longitude: 23°18′43′′ E
Historical Date
1st century BC. - begining of the 2nd century AD.
Time Period
Dacian Era
ID
V 18522
Scan Type
3D
Scan Format
3DPDF
Digitization Method
Language
Romanian
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND
Source
National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca
Data Provider
National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca
Provider
Romania