Reconstructing Ancient Linen Body Armor - New Book

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

OK so I found the article about the iron cuirass from Agios Athanasios.
It would in fact not look less splendid than the oen in tomb II in Vergina, although some cheaper options seem to have been adopted.
It had wooden lions that were gilded, as ring holders for the shoulders, and solid gold rings.
It had gilded silver rosettes as ring holders on the body.
There are traces of gold bands in the sides.
There are traces of gilded surface on the outside.

There was leather on the inside that was turned outward, very clearly visible under the armpits.
But there was also leather on the outside, and two layers of different thickness fabric, first the thicker and then the thinner.

It is not clear from the article if these layers were over the leather or the other way round, or even if they were found on different parts of the outside of the cuirass.
They are said to be visible with naked eye, but they have been also identified with electronic microscope.

It quotes Andronikos as believing Philip's cuirass to have had fabric on the outside (not just covered with some fabric, like a rug or cloak).

The two layers of fabric are very interesting in that hoplite shields from Macedonia had exactly the same cover! Perhaps a good base for stucco cover?