08-30-2010, 10:11 AM
Paul,
To my knowledge the only scale harness remnant found in a Greek context was found at Isthmia in 1989. Its a single bronze scale in a late archaic context. So only hen`s teeth and iron scales are rarer
Roman contexts in Greece also are limited to bronze scale finds, although Roman finds elsewhere also include iron scales. Scythian-Greek contexts in Asia minor include bronze and leather scales.
Hence my money is on bronze scales for the Greeks in late archaic contexts when you combine this with Herodotus comments. Given the Scythian-Greek finds I`d say leather scales are more likely than Iron ones as a secondary hypothesis.
Have fun!
Cole
To my knowledge the only scale harness remnant found in a Greek context was found at Isthmia in 1989. Its a single bronze scale in a late archaic context. So only hen`s teeth and iron scales are rarer
Roman contexts in Greece also are limited to bronze scale finds, although Roman finds elsewhere also include iron scales. Scythian-Greek contexts in Asia minor include bronze and leather scales.
Hence my money is on bronze scales for the Greeks in late archaic contexts when you combine this with Herodotus comments. Given the Scythian-Greek finds I`d say leather scales are more likely than Iron ones as a secondary hypothesis.
Have fun!
Cole
Cole
