09-09-2016, 08:49 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-09-2016, 09:00 AM by Dan Howard.)
Quote:see attached intact example of cavalry corselet and Greek helmet from a Thracian Prince's tomb, made of leather re-inforced with scales
That is not leather armour. The metal plates provide the protection, not the backing. AFAIK we have no Graeco-Hellenistic examples of either leather or linen armour at this point in time.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books