02-15-2011, 09:52 PM
Quote:ValentinianVictrix post=283867 Wrote:I'm stunned no one has mentioned this Roman suit of armour in the British Museum, dated to the 3rd Century AD.
I believe that item is now accepted to be part of a religious costume of some sort - for an Egyptian crocodile cult perhaps? - as it lacks any frontal protection and therefore wouldn't be much practical use as armour!
I think thats probably a good interpretation, although of course it could be someone's homemade thoracomachus...
Adrian Coombs-Hoar