08-29-2015, 07:38 AM
Quote:I mostly agree with Dan, but I think there is some evidence that scale and perhaps quilted linen armour was worn by some of the infantry and company and platoon leaders. More here:
http://z8.invisionfree.com/Bronze_Age_Ce...ry22009096
How do you know the "armour" was woven linen or even quilting? pleated/ribbed textiles in the form of shirts and dresses are known..... does the illustration of the Army Corps represent "armour" or pleated/ribbed clothing?
Is the Crocodile skin "Armour" a religious/festival costume or Burial rite connected with Sobek who was still revered in Ptolomaic Egypt?
I would agree though that some may well be wearing some kind of armour or protective headdress... woven Papyrus was commonly used for sandals/shoes and woven helmets are known elsewhere from antiquity why not from Papyrus or similar?....
The Ptolmaic Egyptian troops were said to be equipt in Macedonian fashion , though I dont remember the exact wording...
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
