06-26-2006, 11:07 AM
Hi Conal,
thank You for that posting - I saw it already in the other topic and still wanted to answer on it.
Although much guesswork because of the large damage of the stone, I would not be surprised if we had a fight between two Scissors here, too:
[url:o0z8kwlc]http://www.philipharland.com/Museums/HierapolisGladiatorKalydon1web.jpg[/url]
The left one seems to be clearly a Scissor because of his weapon that is still visible. The right gladiator has the same equipment as the two from the other relief:
[url:o0z8kwlc]http://www.philipharland.com/Museums/HierapoliscGladiators.htm[/url]
Skeptics could refer to his lack of a Scissor's knife. But on another relief from Junkelmann's book are a Retiarius and indisputable a Scissor shown. But in this case the Scissor hat put his typical knife which is obviously detachable part of his manica on the ground in order to grasp an arm of his adversary. This could be the same shown here. Two Scissors in hand-to-hand combat. The right man has let his Scissor's knife fallen down to grasp his counter-part (what is not visible because of the stone's large damage).
Greets - Uwe
thank You for that posting - I saw it already in the other topic and still wanted to answer on it.
Although much guesswork because of the large damage of the stone, I would not be surprised if we had a fight between two Scissors here, too:
[url:o0z8kwlc]http://www.philipharland.com/Museums/HierapolisGladiatorKalydon1web.jpg[/url]
The left one seems to be clearly a Scissor because of his weapon that is still visible. The right gladiator has the same equipment as the two from the other relief:
[url:o0z8kwlc]http://www.philipharland.com/Museums/HierapoliscGladiators.htm[/url]
Skeptics could refer to his lack of a Scissor's knife. But on another relief from Junkelmann's book are a Retiarius and indisputable a Scissor shown. But in this case the Scissor hat put his typical knife which is obviously detachable part of his manica on the ground in order to grasp an arm of his adversary. This could be the same shown here. Two Scissors in hand-to-hand combat. The right man has let his Scissor's knife fallen down to grasp his counter-part (what is not visible because of the stone's large damage).
Greets - Uwe
Greets - Uwe
