Harness for decorations

[Anonymous]

Is there any contemporary evidence for how these were constructed & how the decorations were affixed...also, what happened when only 1 or 2 had been awarded? modern representations always seem to show a full set.<br>
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Steve S. <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Hi,<br>
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Try looking at this thread. If you scroll down you will see a tombstone with a full phalerae harness set.<br>
Cheers<br>
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Paulus <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

Or you would do if I'd posted the url...d'oh!<br>
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p200.ezboard.com/fromanar...1107.topic<br>
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[Anonymous]

Thanks,it's clearer than anything else i've seen...I presume there must be some type of rear "braces" & side buckles or ties to hold it all together & presumably the actual decorations were rivetted(?) on.<br>
Steve S <p></p><i></i>

[Crispvs]

Steve,<br>
The generally accepted idea is that phalerae were awarded in sets rather than one at a time. At least one tombstone shows two sets of phalerae, indicating the probability of the deceased having been awarded phalerae twice, as opposed to having been awarded enough to make to equal sets. Sets of phalerae could probably be supplimented by further/other awards of crowns, armilliae and pairs of torques.<br>
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Crispvs <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

That makes a lot of sense!...think some of my confusion has been caused by "imaginative" illustrations.......<br>
Steve <p></p><i></i>