Leather Cuirass

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

Much speculation in my opinion,Jim.With the the same logic we should start talking about felt linothoraxes,then.
What we actually see is just one line where the upper part is folded.This could be anything,even a pleat!Look how loose the garment is under the arms!Really we have discussed the same thing in enother two threads!Wolfgang,you've already said you search for some thick overgarment for your re-enactment in the cold North,but I'm afraid this is not what you seek,either...
We often forget how difficult it is to paint in this technique,and in Black figure it's much more difficult than in red figure ones.If the poor painter does not paint a single detail we start accusing him that he didn't paint what the obvious is.(Actually,we do well to think about every single posibility,otherwise we'd stay stable,but in some cases the obvious is obvious)
Khairete
Giannis