The Transition of Maile

[Renatus]

I've always maintained that Roman hamata had an integrated padded liner rather than a separate subarmalis. The edging on some depictions, such as the Vacheres warrior, is IMO an indication of an integrated liner.

Having looked at several images of the Vacheres warrior from all angles online, it seems clear to me that the only edging visible is that on the shoulder doubling. This tells us nothing about what may have lain under the mail shirt itself and certainly cannot be used as evidence of an integrated liner.