Hellenistic Armour

[Feinman]

Note that warp cords and tassles are an artefact of ALL early weaving. It is not an indication of a specific technique such as twining.

But the cords are quite thick and have a number of layers --and don't seem to represent a fringe --a fringe of ordinary yarns would be much less thick, and very delicate details are carefully carved into the sculpture. The ptyreges also seem to be encased in a cover, as the weave is not apparent further up the ptyreges. So, they could be evidence of twining --at least of unusually thick yarns being used. It also looks exactly like the twined armour I am working on. While it is impossible to prove, those cords are quite thick. A thin fringe would get mashed and torn away and not last long on a military item, I'd guess. It still might be some kind of fringe, but this detail seems to pop out of the ends of ptyreges very often.. Good to "see" you again Dan! I know we've discussed this stuff before :-)