Leather Armor? (NO HOLDS BARRED!!)

[Theodosius the Great]

Is this better Theo?

Hi. Thanks, hoplite14gr.

I don't get it though, the photo shows lamellar armor :? I remember asking for a photo of the Basil fresco but that was in the Greek section. Did you post on the wrong thread ?

OR a linen cuirass.

Oh yeah. Thank you, Saturinus. That's a real possibility. Too bad most photos don't have the resolution to see more detail. Some statues do seem to indicate that pteruges are constructed from fabric, at least partially.

I would have thought that a linen cuirass would need to be very stiff and so would not drape like that.

Good point. OTOH, this particular subarmalis was probably meant to be worn under a bronze musculata. Maybe it would be excessive to wear a stiffly padded subarmalis underneath, not to mention very uncomfortable.
Just a guess, of course.

~Theo