06-19-2008, 03:35 PM
Quote:Ruben:
Thank you very much; that answers my question completely. Oh, and foolish me, I have a copy of Ancient Warfare Issue 1, Vol 1 - with the excellent article you wrote. I now see that the first illustration bears that very same shield. It was only after you provided the picture and description with the red crescents that I realized it. I also see that the blue edging is interpreted as a metal rim. Appreciate you taking the time for the clarification. v/r, Dean
P.S. I see you're from B.C.; I'm just south of you in Puyallup, WA.
I`m glad you liked the article. Regarding the rim, blue is often used in Hellenistic art to depict iron, so I interpreted the blue rim as an iron rim.
I`m at the moment living in Germany but I will be returning to B.C. soon. I`ll be really happy once I get back to the fresh air, the mountains, and the sea
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Ruben
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
