06-04-2009, 08:25 PM
Archelaos wrote:
....actually, undoubted 'Dory Sauroters' vary enormously in size - from 12-20 inches (0.3-0.5 m), so the Macedonian example is not particularly large, and it is of the 'dory' type, lacking the ' wings' found on what are presumed to be sarissa butts found in tombs - one example being 18 inches(0.445 m) long and weighing over a kilogram (1070 g) !
The Newcastle example therefore is almost certainly from a 'dory'.........
Quote:Actually there is no way to tell if this sauroter is from hoplite spear or sarisa. It is quite long, and if you check in Angriffswaffen aus Olympia you will find only three similar, all of them much shorter than Newcastle example.
....actually, undoubted 'Dory Sauroters' vary enormously in size - from 12-20 inches (0.3-0.5 m), so the Macedonian example is not particularly large, and it is of the 'dory' type, lacking the ' wings' found on what are presumed to be sarissa butts found in tombs - one example being 18 inches(0.445 m) long and weighing over a kilogram (1070 g) !
The Newcastle example therefore is almost certainly from a 'dory'.........
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