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Quote:The mosaic in Palestrina - Praenestae museum shows hellenistic troops and rectangular "roman" shields and probably chain mail appear.
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There is a lot of controversy surrounding that mosaic, and no one knows if those are Hellenistic or Republican Roman troops. The debate is further muddied by the fact that that particular portion of the mosaic has been restored some time in the Renaissance, leaving doubt as to which portions are original and which are not.
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So artistic conventions are suspected from the Renaissance restorers?
No carbon dating has been done in detail?
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Quote:So artistic conventions are suspected from the Renaissance restorers?
No carbon dating has been done in detail?
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Well, it's clear from some portions around some foliage to the right of the group that at least some of the restoration was different, so it's very hard to tell what was actually original. The mosaic is made of stone, which unfortunately cannot be carbon dated.
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(see for example the specific Barnett paper, 'From Ivriz to Constantinople: a study in bird headed swords'')
Where can I source this please ?
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Registro No. 340
AUTOR BARNETT, R.D.
FECHA (1983)
TITULO "From Ivriz to Constantinople. A study in Bird-headed swords".
REV_SERIE Festchrift für K. Bittel, Beitr.Altertumskunde Kleinasiens,
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PAGINAS 59-74
LUGAR Mainz
CLAVETEMA AR GE RT
BIBLIOTECA DAI ROMA
SIGNATURA Resumen
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