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Romano-Celtic mask puzzle padlocks : a study of their origin, design, technology and security : 156 artifacts from the 2nd/1st century BC to the 4th century AD

Title
Romano-Celtic mask puzzle padlocks : a study of their origin, design, technology and security : 156 artifacts from the 2nd/1st century BC to the 4th century AD / Jerry Slocum and Dic Sonneveld ; with Vanessa Muros and Jack Botermans ; preface by Martin Henig, FSA.
Author
Slocum, Jerry
Publication
  • Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017]
  • © 2017

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Book/TextUse in library JFF 17-1273Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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Additional Authors
Sonneveld, Dic
Series Statement
Archaeopress archaeology
Uniform Title
Archaeopress archaeology.
Subject
  • Rome > Antiquities
  • Padlocks > Rome
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-138) and index.
Call Number
JFF 17-1273
ISBN
  • 9781784915643
  • 1784915645
LCCN
2017415299
OCLC
982088744
Author
Slocum, Jerry, author.
Title
Romano-Celtic mask puzzle padlocks : a study of their origin, design, technology and security : 156 artifacts from the 2nd/1st century BC to the 4th century AD / Jerry Slocum and Dic Sonneveld ; with Vanessa Muros and Jack Botermans ; preface by Martin Henig, FSA.
Publisher
Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, [2017]
Copyright Date
© 2017
Description
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 26 cm
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Archaeopress archaeology
Archaeopress archaeology.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-138) and index.
Summary
This book presents a little-known and ingenious artifact of the Roman world: a small puzzle padlock whose font plate bears a face or "mask" of "Celtic" style. The padlocks were designed to secure small bags or pouches and their distribution extended across Europe with the majority found in the Danubian region and in the vicinity of Aquileia. The authors examine the cultural context, the origins and uses of the padlocks, and provide detailed solutions to the puzzle mechanisms. The publication provides a fully illustrated catalog of the known 156 examples, categorizes their types according to construction and style, and explores the technicalities of the subject by the process of constructing replica mask puzzle padlocks.
Added Author
Sonneveld, Dic, author.
Research Call Number
JFF 17-1273
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