Which type of lorica?

[Matthew Amt]

I personally think cannot be a fantasy lorica. This is too much a superficial explanation to explain the real details in this sculpture.

And which details do you feel make this a realistic depiction? The shoulder pieces are unconnected to the girdle section and there are apparently no breastplates. The left outer shoulder guard is floating loose from its fellows. There is a 2-inch gap between left and right halves, and girdle plates 2 and 3 on the wearer's left both tie to #2 on the right. Are there 3 girdle plates on the left, or 4, or 3-1/2? The girdle plates overlap upwards. The tunic hem is pulled over the bottom girdle plates and then separates into strips. One might also point out that the helmet cheekpiece is about the same size as the man's ear.

This is STYLIZATION. Big time. If you can find archeological remains to back it up, I'll be the first to cheer, but otherwise, there is no way you can use this artword as the basis of a reliable reconstruction.

Valete,

Matthew