Metal plate beneath Linothorakes or Spolades

[PMBardunias]

Ha, good one! But this makes two points: First, that I can be convinced by EVIDENCE (and not by much else!). And second, all the more reason to be cautious with a new find! Remember, in its day, the glued linen theory fit the *evidence* that most of us had. This new piece *may* be armor, but I don't see any need to build it into a spolas or linothorax. To me, that goes beyond the evidence a mite too far.

Once bitten, twice shy! Although I did not build an adheso-thorax I did spend quite a bit of brain energy on the properties of different adhesives and construction processes to yeild the best pseudo-fibre-Glas armor, so I understand the caution. That's exactly why I am presenting this on RAT, not even my blog, because it is bald supposition and worthy only of discussion. A very good case, perhaps a better one, can be made for this being a composite bronze cuirasse as the authors suggest, but that is a far less interesting possibility.