04-29-2007, 09:47 PM
Quote:Good for you Dan. You win a free trip to leather cuirass land.Oh gods no.
I was agreeing with Ruben's interpretation that the sculptor left the arms unsculptured because the edging was meant to be painted on and that the bottom rim was sculpted because it flared out significantly more than the "sleeves". In no way would I interpret that sculpture as a leather musculata and I have yet to see anything to suggest that leather musculatas were ever intended to be worn in battle - if they existed at all.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen & Sword Books