Achaemenian reenactment

[Pharnabazos]

Hello,

Ingenious source for the cloth! What period are you aiming for?

A period as broad as possible (500-330), although more specifically the time of Artaxerxes II. 404-359

Is there something in the Takabara impression that I need to take care regarding the period?

I'm not sure if the shield should be so small and concave.

Yes, I thought about that, too. It is my first attempt at a shield.
It's experimental, and I will definitely make a larger (and rounder) one.

There is also a discussion recently that Achaemenid leggings were probably hose (with two separate legs) rather than trousers (with the legs joined together) based on the reliefs at Susa and pictures of tribute-bearers at Persepolis.

I am aware of that speculation, however until I made the long underpants, I will stick with trousers for comforts sake.
Separating the legs will be no problem.

All the Achaemenid metal body armour I know of is scale not lamellar ie. the scales were attached to the backing but not to each other. There are good drawings of surviving scales in Erik Schmidt's book on the excavations at Persepolis. The cut of the armour is either tube-and-yoke or hard to tell. A distinctive feature is the very tall guard for the back of the neck, especially on the armours which don't look like tube-and-yokes.

Thanks for this most helpful information. Do you have a link or images of Achaemenid armor? I searched this forum for the Persepolis scales, but so far I found nothing.

Thanks a lot for helping improve my efforts.