Reconstructed Persian weapons

[Dain II.]

Your folks are looking good. Could I ask what material Marco's (I assume the second one is Marco) tunic is made of? And also the takas -- wicker, wood? I would love to do a takabara impression by the time the second invasion anniversaries roll around.

Thanks, so the army of the King of Kings is growing. :mrgreen:
Marco made his sarapis out of a piece silk he got from Iran and which has this fantastic "Spitzgratmuster"(sorry, don't know how it's called in english, the Zick-Zack-pattern). He had not enough to make it as long as it was planned but I think he may sew a othercoulored stripe at the lower hem. The takas/pelta are made of plywood, canvas and rawhide. But in fall we may get reed from friends in croatia which is thick enough to rebuild them as "Stabschilde", built like the duraeuropos and the 3 scythian/saka-findings and the sparrabarradepictions in attic vasepaintings or the pelte of the Solocha-comb.

I think it\\s pretty clear in the Alexander Sarcophagus that the trousers go inside the shoe.

Also you can see this practice at the thracian Kazanluk-wallpaintings, at several scythian depictions where scythians wear tight anaxyrides (what is mostly the case) and also at celtic depictions like the Hallstattscabbard for example.


lg Stephan