Conjecture on the T & Y construction

[Dan Howard]

Thanks Giannis. I suppose the main question is "how long were these corselets". If they were the same length as a bronze cuirass and stopped at the navel then there is no need for a flexible section at all. But that doesn't explain the scale reinforcing. It is possible that some were longer than others. The longer ones required a flexible midriff and the shorter ones didn't. I think it was Jason Hoffman who proposed that there were four distinct types of T&Y armour based on the illustrations we have.