08-29-2010, 06:33 PM
Quote:I'm sorry Paul,but i just see a chiton there!
Since it is likely that the armored organic thorax grew out of a normal chiton, there may well be just an exaggeration of features with a heavier material involved. In comparison with the other women on the vase, these shoulders appeared to extend far lower and be attached by a thong, which to me in a combat/hunting context a thicker garment used as armor. Examining the other women on the vase though, I agree that the low extension could be exaggerated and I was unfamiliar with these long pins. These pins are not common on the women wearing this type of garment, but I have found some, luckily on a small panel of the same vase so there can be little doubt, that shows Giannis to be correct. The middle-right woman even shows a decorative string that could be connecting the pins. At least it is not a quiver...
Paul M. Bardunias
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