10-27-2008, 10:28 PM
Hello Jon,and welcome. Here's the painting http://www.flickr.com/photos/14366225@N ... 9/sizes/o/
It's not near Geometric times and the panoplies are not based on the Argos cuirass and helmet. Those ones are late Archaic,middle/late 6th century bc. Most of the equipment shown there by Connolly is based on actual finds,many of them now in Olympia museum. Unfortunately I don't have the book the Greek Armies nor do I know where the plate comes from...
Khaire
Giannis
It's not near Geometric times and the panoplies are not based on the Argos cuirass and helmet. Those ones are late Archaic,middle/late 6th century bc. Most of the equipment shown there by Connolly is based on actual finds,many of them now in Olympia museum. Unfortunately I don't have the book the Greek Armies nor do I know where the plate comes from...
Khaire
Giannis
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax