Belt tongue with relief of a soldier and horse at The Gallo-Roman Museum in Tongeren, Belgium

This belt 'tongue' would have been attached to the end of a belt to strengthen the leather. On one side of this artifact is a relief depicting a soldier in military outfit with two doves overhead. The other side shows him as a rider with a spear in hand (unseen). From the inscription, Viventivs is likely to be the name of the soldier. This belt tongue was found in a grave. In the graves of German soldiers they would often be accompanied with their armour. It is an expression of a warlike culture. This soldier probably served with the auxiliary troops or militia of the Roman legel to defend against invading German 'Tongeren'. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)这件皮带扣舌（belt tongue）本应安装于皮带末端，以加固皮革结构。该文物的一侧带有浮雕，刻画了身着戎装的士兵，其头顶有两只鸽子。另一侧则展现其策马驰骋的形象，手中握持长矛（该长矛未在浮雕中呈现）。根据铭文推断，这名士兵的名字应为维文蒂乌斯（Viventivus）。 这件皮带扣舌出土于一座墓葬中。在日耳曼士兵的墓葬里，这类器物常与护甲一同随葬，这体现了一种尚武的文化特质。这名士兵大概率效力于罗马辅助部队或罗马军团的民兵组织，以抵御入侵的日耳曼通格人（Tongeren）部落。 该文物隶属于「扫描全球（Scan The World）」项目。「扫描全球」是由MyMiniFactory发起的非营利性倡议，旨在构建覆盖全球的可免费获取的全3D打印雕塑、艺术品与地标数字档案库。「扫描全球」是一项开源社区共建项目，若您身边有值得分享的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。 扫描方式：摄影测量法（采用Agisoft PhotoScan软件处理）