Linothorax vs Quilted linen vs spolas

[Kineas]

The link to the linothorax find has been posted on RAT more than once. Mr Salimbeti is the one who has seen it first hand. It was found in a proto-geometric cemetery near Patras. A preliminary count suggests at least 10 layers of linen and part of the border is still intact, confirming that it is an armour fragment and not some folded cloth.
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As I said there is nothing in this thread that has not been said before. Produce a photo of one of these Macedonian leather armours. That would be worth continued discussion.

Dan, please produce a photo of one of these scraps of linen. Any one. Hearsay evidence is not evidence. It is mere assertion. I keep hearing about this linen, but there's no follow up, not article, no evidence.

Here's well known example of scales over leather from the period as you defined it.



I suspect there's hundreds. I have another up on another thread. Paul M-S in Australia has put half a dozen up on various debates. But no one has any pictures of this mysterious linen....