07-31-2008, 08:45 AM
Well it's not a Linothorax but maybe we'll break the ice if someone starts :-) ) . The idea was to do something different, so I asked myself why not wearing a spoil of war as a Makedonian soldier? A good friend, who has the craftsmanship skills, implemented the idea to real. Based on some different pictures of findings he manufactured a Persian armour for me.
The armours weight is about 10 Kg. The ornament shows Ahura-Mazda, without head instead with sunbeams. The ornament is dated 4. B.C. and came from an older museum catalog ("Art e Culture en Babylon", Louvre 1964). Ornament is made of brass and covered with beatgold.
The dedication inscription says "Kallimachos kataleleuse mi en Issous", meaning "Kallimachos plundered me at Issos"
The armours weight is about 10 Kg. The ornament shows Ahura-Mazda, without head instead with sunbeams. The ornament is dated 4. B.C. and came from an older museum catalog ("Art e Culture en Babylon", Louvre 1964). Ornament is made of brass and covered with beatgold.
The dedication inscription says "Kallimachos kataleleuse mi en Issous", meaning "Kallimachos plundered me at Issos"
Kallimachos a.k.a. Kurt
Athina Itonia
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Athina Itonia
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