RomanArmyTalk

Avete,

I was looking at a statue of Julius Caesar (from the Louvre) and noticed that the inside of his sagum appears to be quilted.

Julius Caesar statue, click here

See under his left hand where the inside of the sagum is revealed.
Does it really appear to be quilted or is there another explanation ?

Perhaps the statue has been restored based on modern imagination ?

~Theo

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Well, that looks less like fabric, and more like a stylized shield to me. There appears to be the end of a hand grip visible. But it does look either quilted, embroidered, or otherwise decorated, whatever it is.

Quote:Well, that looks less like fabric, and more like a stylized shield to me. There appears to be the end of a hand grip visible.

That makes sense - a hexagonal-shaped shield with a handle. It's really small for a shield but it doesn't appear it can be anything else. I'm suspicious of the authenticity of the statue because it seems so odd that it would feature a shield without a weapon - e.g. a gladius, parazonium, spear, etc.. If only we could see it from another angle.

Good eye, Demetrius



~Theo

If you bother to check the accompanying info, you'll learn:

It was sculpted by Nicolas Coustou (French, 1658–1733), commissioned in 1696 for the Gardens of Versailles, to go with the Hannibal by Sébastien Slodtz.

Danno was faster.

Oh yeah, just scroll down and there it is ... :oops: :lol:

Geez, what the heck was that photo doing in an article about the Roman Tribunate. :roll:

Neo-classical garbage

~Theo

What accompanying info? Or is that on the site you got the photo from?