Did the Romans have parade armour?

[Urselius]

Looking at a diiferent martial culture, that of the Zulus. They had a festive uniform for each ibutho that was not worn in battle or on campaign. They also produced special shields for dancing. There is also plenty of European parade armour from Rennaisance times, entirely unsuited for battle, and often grotesque to modern eyes. It was produced only for visual effect.

Producing apparel, including armour where culturally appropriate, purely for ritual or parade purposes is a very widespread phenomenon. Why not the Romans too? A culture which would build ships merely to entertain people with mock naval battles would not baulk at creating some bling armour just for show.

The Chinese also had ceremonial armour that was reserved for court, but I fail to see how it is relevant. It was empty speculation that derailed the last thread. I was hoping that we could stick to an evidence-based discussion here.

So no armour was worn during a triumphal procession and it was forbidden to wear armour in Rome. Is there any evidence at all for Roman parade armour?

There is no direct evidence - otherwise there would be no discussion. There are no shop signs with - "L. Castus maker of parade armour" inscribed on them surviving.

The usage of other times and cultures is relevant because people are people, and they tend to behave in similar ways.