Linothorax design/construction

[PMBardunias]

At least some linothoraxes were double-breasted.

I agree for the image you posted- the shoulder tabs are the tip-off, but I only know of a few images that can be shown to portray this. In my opinion the vast majority of images where the hoplite is seen to bring two flaps together in the front are the artists way of showing the hoplite fastening them together, not overlapping them. Perhaps they twisted the body of the armor around them the way women do when fastening their bras.

I base this on the fact that in some images, both flaps being brought together are covered in scales. I don't think you could superimpose two layers of scale armor so tightly without the scales ripping up the backing of the outer layer.