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Furs
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Does anybody know of any examples of Greeks (of any ancient period) wearing furs or pelts? I've seen images of Alexander with a Lion's head helmet type thing of course, and the well known vases and sculptures of Herakles wearing a pelt. but I wonder whether this was more prevalent? After all, mountain lions did exist in ancient Greece (and other parts of Europe) before they were hunted to extinction. And I guess that applies to other wild animals as well. Apparently, the Skiritai wore animal pelts instead of armour (at some point in their limited involvement in Spartan armies) but not much detail is available.
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Furs - by Ingvar Sigurdson - 01-06-2012, 01:43 PM
Re: Furs - by Nathan Ross - 01-06-2012, 08:59 PM
Re: Furs - by Vindex - 01-07-2012, 01:26 AM
Re: Furs - by Ingvar Sigurdson - 01-07-2012, 04:34 AM
Re: Furs - by Björnulf - 01-07-2012, 03:21 PM
Re: Furs - by Ingvar Sigurdson - 01-07-2012, 04:19 PM
Re: Furs - by Ghostmojo - 01-07-2012, 05:19 PM

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