04-21-2008, 05:15 PM
Kynei initialy was the dog leather cap but the word later could mean any helmet. (i.e. KORINTHIAKI KYNEI)
Shields with scalops were known to Hittites and Medians. They also appear in many warrior statuetes from Dodona.
I cannot be convinced that it was only artistic style.
Most of them were probably organic so they were not preserved.
May metal perimeter fragment in Olympia nad the War museum could have been from any shield.
Kind regards
Shields with scalops were known to Hittites and Medians. They also appear in many warrior statuetes from Dodona.
I cannot be convinced that it was only artistic style.
Most of them were probably organic so they were not preserved.
May metal perimeter fragment in Olympia nad the War museum could have been from any shield.
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