12-24-2007, 01:50 PM
I think, we have had a similar discussion already? Different opinions exist about the date of the first vases on which the new form of cuirass appeared. I believe in an more early appearance in the first half of the 6th c. BC, that would be consistent with Alkaios, writing of cuirasses and neo...lino. The time of the diffusion process would not be such a problem with this dating.
Another aspect: The cuirasses on the vase are painted in plain white. This is very striking. I used sometimes earlier the colour as an argument for linen as material, but this is no longer possible. When I was in Sicily a few months ago, I saw vases on which shoes were painted plain white. So white could also mean leather (if you don't want to speak of linen shoes, öhm...).
Another aspect: The cuirasses on the vase are painted in plain white. This is very striking. I used sometimes earlier the colour as an argument for linen as material, but this is no longer possible. When I was in Sicily a few months ago, I saw vases on which shoes were painted plain white. So white could also mean leather (if you don't want to speak of linen shoes, öhm...).
Wolfgang Zeiler
