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Title: Romano-Celtic Mask Puzzle Padlocks
Condition: New
Subtitle: A study in their Design, Technology and Security
Author: Dic Sonneveld, Jerry Slocum
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 1784915645
EAN: 9781784915643
ISBN: 9781784915643
Publisher: Archaeopress Archaeology
Genre: History
Release Date: 30/04/2017
Description: This book presents a little-known and ingenious artefact 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, categorises their types according to construction and style, and explores the technicalities of the subject by the process of constructing replica mask puzzle padlocks.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 250mm
Item Length: 205mm
Item Width: 20mm
Item Weight: 814g
Release Year: 2017

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