Armor of the Divine Triad : lamellar armor

[koechlyruestow]

Jori, that is the problem with the interpretation of art and archaeology in Asia, especially in the Middle East. Pieces of equipment disappear for centuries from the record. When they reappear, they are then attributed to European influence, because European art and archaeology shows a much more complete record. When Levantine lamellar reappears, you understandebly look for a contemporary Roman example. When round pectorals reappear on Sasanian royal armour, almost a thousand years after they were represented on Assyrian palace reliefs, Bivar and Speidel naturally assume a Roman example. And so on, and so forth. Because of the relative abundance of European art and archaeology, everything in Asia is seen from a European, and as I see it distorted, perspective.