03-19-2014, 06:31 AM
Short answer: Tunic sleeves.
I get that we're looking at REALLY old art, and art in and of itself is also subjective and open to interpretation, but even when you call attention to what might be vambraces I personally don't see it. The perpendicular lines on the arm of the single soldier could be the edge of some manner of bracer, but the lack of real color-change suggests to me that it's a fold in the fabric, a seam-line, or a cuff. In the mass of soldiers, the image isn't large enough to get a real good look, but the soldier on the right has the same issue - no real color chnce so I'm thinking folds. The one on the left is holding a bow, so I'd believe he might have an archer's bracer on (Yes, I know it's on the wrong arm in that case - It's plausable the artist put it there just to show that hw *would* be wearing one...)
I get that we're looking at REALLY old art, and art in and of itself is also subjective and open to interpretation, but even when you call attention to what might be vambraces I personally don't see it. The perpendicular lines on the arm of the single soldier could be the edge of some manner of bracer, but the lack of real color-change suggests to me that it's a fold in the fabric, a seam-line, or a cuff. In the mass of soldiers, the image isn't large enough to get a real good look, but the soldier on the right has the same issue - no real color chnce so I'm thinking folds. The one on the left is holding a bow, so I'd believe he might have an archer's bracer on (Yes, I know it's on the wrong arm in that case - It's plausable the artist put it there just to show that hw *would* be wearing one...)
-Ryan
-Cave a sinistra manu utebatur pro bellator.
-Cave a sinistra manu utebatur pro bellator.