02-04-2008, 04:02 PM
are 13 and 14 from the same burial? Do you know? I'm wondering whether we're making any sort of error to think that the chain and the (I think iron) other material belong in the same suit of armor?
That said, could the flat armor, if iron, be related to the banded armor seen on a figurine of a getic warrior (don't have a pic handy, but its in bienkowski)? its hard to judge size, though the connector between the shoulder pads helps. the bands appear to be, at most, six inches wide (quite possibly a good bit less, again, hard to say), and maybe closer to three or four. Six inches seems far too large for banded armor, but perhaps not.
That said, could the flat armor, if iron, be related to the banded armor seen on a figurine of a getic warrior (don't have a pic handy, but its in bienkowski)? its hard to judge size, though the connector between the shoulder pads helps. the bands appear to be, at most, six inches wide (quite possibly a good bit less, again, hard to say), and maybe closer to three or four. Six inches seems far too large for banded armor, but perhaps not.
Paul
USA
USA
