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[Giannis K. Hoplite]

There must be a mistake in your source,Paul. Is it possible that the Vatican shield was 2,5 cm thick in the center and 1 near the rim? Not only Connolly but also N.Secunda (Greek Hoplite) and Davis Hanson and a lot more references talk about the Vatican shield being thicker near the rim. Secunda's and Connolly's paintings coincide in the construction of the rim and in many ways they coincide with what I can see in the photo I'm posting.
The Spartan shield is never said to have had traces of the wooden core and so I don't see why you use it as an example.And the very small difference in diameters I can't imagine how it has been calculated with such accuracy,since the bronze facing is devastated to an extend.
I'd need to see the wooden parts of the Olynthos shield and I'm sure you need it,too. They could be parts of the rim reinforcements and I don't think if they were actually constructed like this that they'd be thinner. They'd have many layers of small wood planks,like the scutum,apparently.
Why do you think "Connolly's reconstruction is incorrect in a number of respects,particularly the rim structure"?
Secunda is the one who designed the shield consisting of five planks.
Khaire
Giannis