ROMAN BOXING GLOVES UNEARTHED

ROMAN BOXING GLOVES UNEARTHED. Roman boxing gloves unearthed during an excavation near Hadrian's Wall have gone on public display on Feb 20, 2018. The gloves were discovered last summer along with a hoard of writing tablets, swords, shoes and bath clogs. Made of leather, they were designed to fit snugly over the knuckles and have the appearance of a protective guard. Experts at Vindolanda, near Hexham, in Northumberland, believe they are "probably the only known surviving examples from the Roman period". Photo courtesy Agencies