Mykale, a naval battle?

[immortal]

But these were supposed to be small shields tied to the upper arm,correct? This explains the leather straps and the lack of handle. They're made exactly the same way as the dura shields,only those are bigger.
The more i look the persian relief,the more it seems to me we see the front of the shield. Part of his clothes and right hand are hidden behind the shield,and this can't happen if we see the back.
Khaire
Giannis

Yes, these are made the same way. No one is quite sure how they were used, but that is the common thought. The Dura ones are not much bigger...


Your right, it does look like his other arm is going behind the shield. I had not noticed that before to be honest.
Im starting to think that the decoration we see on the surviving shields may have been painted onto the relief. The Persepolis Spara has a curios band running across the top and bottom. This may be a horizontal stick like the ones on the other bigger Pazyryk shields (I am frustrated I cannot find photos of these!). These other shields also had a curved upper edge. I will concede that there is definitely evidence of this method being in use for 1000 years, I was hasty in saying you could not use the Dura ones as evidence.
I stand by my statement regarding Greek depictions though!