11-12-2007, 06:14 AM
Quote:I'm not sure if this'll work properly, but a direct link to the image of what I'm thinking about is:
Battle Skirt from CJs Leather
Ok, what you are thinking of has been talked a lot about here on RAT, I suggest you do a search on Pteryges (and, alternatively for pteruges) for pics of reconstructions and of contemporary depictions. Common opinion is that it wasn't like a skirt but attached to some sort of garmanent that covered the body and/or acted as armor padding.
Next you should browse this section here, there are a lot of pics (or links to such pics) of gladiator depictions (mosaics, gravestones etc.) that should serve well to give you an impression of what gladiators actually looked like.
Finally, the short answer to your question is no, sorry, there are no depictions of gladiators wearing pteryges as far as I'm aware.
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin Moser
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