08-23-2010, 10:26 PM
Here are a few of the Hittite and "Sea People" shields that would seem to be of the same type, but the shape is not so complex that the Median shield cannot have simply been a case of convergence between the two cultures with no shared root. Obviously these have a single grip. Without a domed boss to fit the hand under, a single grip usually requires as robust handle that juts out from the body of the shield- like the Utartian shields I posted on another thread, or a system of two straps held in the same hand as seen on some peltae.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
