08-22-2011, 06:58 AM
The bracelet probably is depicted because it is a military related award of some significance to the deceased. The Romans weren't fencing with their Gladi they were killing! Modern soldiers aren't adding arm armor to their kit despite despite a possibly even greater threat. It is the old added protection vs heat stress and mobility problem that seems to almost as old as combat itself. Photo Dendra panopy reconstruction around (fifteenth century BC)
John Kaler MSG, USA Retired
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