04-15-2004, 09:27 AM
I also noticed that cuirass and as far as I am concerned it's the most recent one I saw. All the others (Robinson/Connolly et al) are southern italian/greek.<br>
The main characteristic of that one is that is is quite roughly made, as compared to others and particularly another muscle cuirass from the hellenistic period featured in the Guttmann collection and which is a true work of art.<br>
This one looks like what was called in the early Renaissance period "munition armor" i.e. cheap mass produced cuirasses sometimes no thicker like thin cardboard and about as protective.<br>
Compared to the earlier types the shoulder parts seem to be wider and they could accomodate easily the roman style shoulder flaps like those of the imperial busts or the Augustus Prima Porta statue.<br>
There is a bar like embossing on the upper chest. Very mysterious.. Maybe some attachment point for a soldered on medallion although there doesn't seem to be any mark on the metal.<br>
Now the question is of course to whom that piece belonged to. Officer? Centurion? Legionary?<br>
It looks definitely very basic, although the human proportions are well reproduced.<br>
Again... Dan... Deepeeka.. <br>
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Down there I put the hellenistic cuirass I was talking about. The difference in quality is obvious. I wish these cuirasses could be bent back into their original proper shape. Maybe it's impossible?<br>
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The main characteristic of that one is that is is quite roughly made, as compared to others and particularly another muscle cuirass from the hellenistic period featured in the Guttmann collection and which is a true work of art.<br>
This one looks like what was called in the early Renaissance period "munition armor" i.e. cheap mass produced cuirasses sometimes no thicker like thin cardboard and about as protective.<br>
Compared to the earlier types the shoulder parts seem to be wider and they could accomodate easily the roman style shoulder flaps like those of the imperial busts or the Augustus Prima Porta statue.<br>
There is a bar like embossing on the upper chest. Very mysterious.. Maybe some attachment point for a soldered on medallion although there doesn't seem to be any mark on the metal.<br>
Now the question is of course to whom that piece belonged to. Officer? Centurion? Legionary?<br>
It looks definitely very basic, although the human proportions are well reproduced.<br>
Again... Dan... Deepeeka.. <br>
<br>
Down there I put the hellenistic cuirass I was talking about. The difference in quality is obvious. I wish these cuirasses could be bent back into their original proper shape. Maybe it's impossible?<br>
<br>
<img src="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/magnifique_hellenistique.jpg" style="border:0;"/> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=antoninuslucretius@romanarmytalk>Antoninus Lucretius</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://lucretius.homestead.com/files/Cesar_triste.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 4/15/04 11:45 am<br></i>
