02-22-2006, 01:55 PM
Quote:Travis,
And what about the 'hinges'? I don't think that they were true hinges but they are a true puzzle to me... :?
Aitor
The 'hinges' are almost always seen with lacing.
Here's a couple examples.
http://astro.temple.edu/~tlclark/lorica ... 3det2a.jpg
http://astro.temple.edu/~tlclark/lorica ... 2det2a.jpg
The second example you can see the lacing more clearly.
I don't have an image that shows this, but on several examples you can actually see the holes that the lacing was intended to pass through.
They appear to be long cylindrical beads meant to prevent the laces from pulling out of the upper row of tongue pteruges. How these work or what they secured, is a mystery to me.
Travis
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