11-16-2008, 03:50 AM
So... is it your view that the arm loop would attach via a pair of pins and "hinge flanges" that match the flanges on these fittings/
Nifty system. Totally doable./ it looks like the hinges are actually iron.
Just want to point out that the whole thing is gold--hence decocrative. I'd contend that after about 550 BC the interior fittings and bronze bands were decorative, but it'll take my decades to prove my contention. I think that the shield design changed...
Anyway, that's the coolest piece of evidence I've seen.
Can you illustrate the other detachable porpax?
Nifty system. Totally doable./ it looks like the hinges are actually iron.
Just want to point out that the whole thing is gold--hence decocrative. I'd contend that after about 550 BC the interior fittings and bronze bands were decorative, but it'll take my decades to prove my contention. I think that the shield design changed...
Anyway, that's the coolest piece of evidence I've seen.
Can you illustrate the other detachable porpax?
Qui plus fait, miex vault.
