02-27-2007, 06:59 PM
Two statues both from Afea Aegina and of same time frame with colours scientificaly reconstructed.
Bronze cuirass:
http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... 0001-1.jpg
Skin or hide cuirass:
http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... _A0002.jpg
It has a buff colour like 17th century buff!
I do not advocate that skin or leather was predominant but neither was ahistorical either.
Kind regards
Bronze cuirass:
http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... 0001-1.jpg
Skin or hide cuirass:
http://s160.photobucket.com/albums/t178 ... _A0002.jpg
It has a buff colour like 17th century buff!
I do not advocate that skin or leather was predominant but neither was ahistorical either.
Kind regards
HOPLITE14GR (aka Stefanos)
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com
Phokean Ekdromos
http://hetairoi.de/
http://hoplomachia.gr
http://stefanosskarmintzos.wordpress.com