Linothorax vs Quilted linen vs spolas

[Paullus Scipio]

Discolouration from some sort of lining is visible on some parts (the rust is a different colour along the edges), but there is no way of knowing whether the backing was leather or not. Of course, it almost certainly was, but no traces of leather remain that can be seen on those photos (the find seems to have been in a pretty poor state of preservation, though the arrangement of the scales was not disturbed).

.....How sure are you of this? In photo 2 (the one with the two different coloured/sets of scales), the granulated 'crumbs' just below the bottom edge, but on the net bandage backing(modern) look awfully like old dessicated leather to my eye, but could be granulated 'rust' too I guess....... doubtless the scales have 'stuck' to one another due to corrosion.