10-17-2006, 08:48 AM
I recently had the opportunity to take a closer look at the statue of Titus from Herculaneum. The pterges there are clearly textile.The flat surfaces are chiselled in a way to show a woven surface, on the rims the pterges have seams on each side. On the lower side the tassels emerge directly out of the pterges. In between is something that looks like a cardwoven band. Unfortunately I have no pic, maybe someone else has...
Also interesting is that they are not represented as being flexible, they appear to be quite stiff. Were they dipped into glue upside down, excluding the tassels, before they were attached?
The small round pterges at the rim of the armour show thin hinges, so these were most probably made from metal.
Also interesting is that they are not represented as being flexible, they appear to be quite stiff. Were they dipped into glue upside down, excluding the tassels, before they were attached?
The small round pterges at the rim of the armour show thin hinges, so these were most probably made from metal.
Christian K.
No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.
No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.
