Makedonian Armour

[MeinPanzer]

Dont have to go that far to know from wich period its Julius ...But I understand you, I want to do the same.

I found this in Seleucid book...its striking the same cuirass & helmet

PS: soory I scanned too bright.


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Seems Kalimachos lose interest in this matter.

Other than a few superficial similarities, those two are actually dissimilar. For the helmet, the Corfu example is Thraco-Attic, with a pointed "crimped" brim, while the example from the Pergamene weapons reliefs lacks the crest and the pointed "crimp" on either side. The Corfu cuirass has a flared bottom, while the Pergamene cuirass does not. The Corfu cuirass also seems to have much less pronounced muscle detail.

There is pottery evidence of "checker board" decoration on helmets.
Pottery from British museum show a "checker board" shiled and armor.
The armor might be linothorax though (I am not sure on this).
The images appeared on Opsreys "Marathon" and "Peloponesian War" titles.

Painted hlemtes appear on Macedonian grave frascoes and the armor was probably (big if here) if the owner wanted or could afford it.

Yes, I am aware of the evidece for painted armour, but I was curious what Sean's evidence was for specifically painted bronze cuirasses.