01-11-2006, 05:18 PM
Khaire!
First of all, have you been to my humble site?
http://www.larp.com/hoplite/
There's a page on shield construction, at least the way I did mine.
Not that it makes any difference on how many reconstructions you make, or how you make them, but I don't think the Dipylon is a precursor to the Archaic/Classical aspis. There were round shields commonly in use from the late Bronze Age, so my guess is that the later aspis simply developed from those. The Dipylon existed alongside them, most likely derived from the Hittite shield of the same general shape (probably *not* from the earlier Bronze Age "figure-8" shield). But not a lot of solid evidence to go on, and like I said it won't affect the number of shields on your wall!
I'm like you, I'd like one of everything! Though mostly I'm working in the Bronze Age these days, where there is even less good information.
Have fun!
Matthew
First of all, have you been to my humble site?
http://www.larp.com/hoplite/
There's a page on shield construction, at least the way I did mine.
Not that it makes any difference on how many reconstructions you make, or how you make them, but I don't think the Dipylon is a precursor to the Archaic/Classical aspis. There were round shields commonly in use from the late Bronze Age, so my guess is that the later aspis simply developed from those. The Dipylon existed alongside them, most likely derived from the Hittite shield of the same general shape (probably *not* from the earlier Bronze Age "figure-8" shield). But not a lot of solid evidence to go on, and like I said it won't affect the number of shields on your wall!
I'm like you, I'd like one of everything! Though mostly I'm working in the Bronze Age these days, where there is even less good information.
Have fun!
Matthew
Matthew Amt (Quintus)
Legio XX, USA
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Legio XX, USA
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