10-31-2007, 05:11 PM
Quote:To add a bit to what Duncan wrote, they appear as if they could be either Italians or Galatians. IIRC, maybe you can add to this if I am missing something Duncan, the main evidence for them being Italians is that they wear kilts with bare upper bodies like one of the figures (or some? I can't remember) fighting on the Roman side on the Aemilius Paullus relief; that the shapes of the swords they are carrying look rather un-Celtic; and that the one on the far right seems to wear a headband or a cap with a feather in it, this being a much more Italic than Celtic thing.My own suspicion - and it can be no more than that - is that the drawing may not be the only possible interpretation of the original. I suspect the feathers were originally in a helmet, for instance,and the apparent kilt and bare torso may originally have been a tunic or mailshirt. Totally unprovable without access to a photo of the original, of course.
cheers,
Duncan
Duncan