Hoplite Shield Designs

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Something else.You usually speak also about colors of not only the emblems but also of the backgrounds.What about the "shiny bronze shields" and the mention of Xenophon that the homoioi usually polish the bronze of their shield in order to shining?
Also,you know that in pottery only some specific colors acan be used:Black,red,deep red-broun,purple that looks much like red,and white,later becoming yellow-white,to indicate bronze.Also you can understand that it's impossible for the vase painter to use the actual colors that were used on a shield.So,how ca you speak of the colors of the emblems and backgrounds of the shields,and how do you support that they had to do with the identification of the mora or city?
Khaire
Giannis

PS.Yes I know how passionate Greeks can be about politics,and also I know how passionate they used to be in antiquity,too.