05-30-2007, 01:44 AM
Thanks, MeinPanzer. I was going to suggest that the statuettes' armour might have been painted bronze before I saw the museum photo above. There is evidence for bronze armour painted a variety of colours. Still, that cuirass in the other photo does look like iron, so it looks like iron plate cuirasses were sometimes used in Classical times.
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.