10-17-2010, 11:35 PM
Nice pictures, Christian !
I see you have paid a visit to the archaeological museum of Florence ! The first picture is of a funerary urn from Chiusi.
Interstingly, originally it was painted in full colours - an illustration appears in Connolly's "Hannibal and the enemies of Rome", p.28
The second engraved mirror back is one of a number of similar type showing duelling pairs of warriors, usually named, as here.
As to the 'Todi' type of Tube-and-Yoke corselets, a very good depiction in full colour from Tarquinii appears also on p.28 of Connolly - the corselet appears to be a natural leather colour - and the rectangular re-inforcements ( this time laid 'brick fashion') are identical, implying these were leather also.......
I see you have paid a visit to the archaeological museum of Florence ! The first picture is of a funerary urn from Chiusi.
Interstingly, originally it was painted in full colours - an illustration appears in Connolly's "Hannibal and the enemies of Rome", p.28
The second engraved mirror back is one of a number of similar type showing duelling pairs of warriors, usually named, as here.
As to the 'Todi' type of Tube-and-Yoke corselets, a very good depiction in full colour from Tarquinii appears also on p.28 of Connolly - the corselet appears to be a natural leather colour - and the rectangular re-inforcements ( this time laid 'brick fashion') are identical, implying these were leather also.......
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
