That is magnificent, the finest Bronze Age cuirass I have seen since the replica of the Dendra panoply. Your project appeals to me enormously: the spolas is a depiction of Achilles as the Greeks of the early Classical period saw him, projecting their own military methods onto a far distant age; the bronze cuirass is an accurate depiction of what Achilles' panoply must have looked like.
Incidentally, for those interested, the Dendra panoply was found at Mycenae and dates c. 1450-1400 B.C.E., nearly three hundred years prior to the traditional date of the Trojan War -- 1194-1184. It is a magnificent but very heavy suit of armour likely worn in chariot warfare. The Achilles and Agamemnon panoplies alluded to here are rather more advanced and far lighter.
This is wonderful, first rate stuff.
Incidentally, for those interested, the Dendra panoply was found at Mycenae and dates c. 1450-1400 B.C.E., nearly three hundred years prior to the traditional date of the Trojan War -- 1194-1184. It is a magnificent but very heavy suit of armour likely worn in chariot warfare. The Achilles and Agamemnon panoplies alluded to here are rather more advanced and far lighter.
This is wonderful, first rate stuff.
Patrick J. Gray
'' Now. Close your eyes. It's but a short step to the boat, a short pull across the river.''
''And then?''
''And then, I promise you, you'll dream a different story altogether''
From ''I, Claudius'', by J. Pulman after R. Graves.
'' Now. Close your eyes. It's but a short step to the boat, a short pull across the river.''
''And then?''
''And then, I promise you, you'll dream a different story altogether''
From ''I, Claudius'', by J. Pulman after R. Graves.
