rear legs on pelts?

[LCorneliusScaeva]

Is there any evidence the pelts worn by signfiers and cornicens included the rear legs?

Thanks

[petrinus]

been wondering bout this myself. most impressions ive seen include them.

[M. Demetrius]

most impressions ive seen include them

Well, you know, most bears have them, too. :roll: :wink:

[LCorneliusScaeva]

The more pictures of Roman pelt-wearers I see the more convinced I become that the rear ends of the pelts are cut off and only the head, shoulders, front legs, and part of the back is worn. There's a photo in a post in this thread:

link from old RAT

that clearly shows this.

[LCorneliusScaeva]

Huh. I was expecting more discussion of this point (no rear legs). Is everyone pretty much agreeing, or disagreeing?

[M. Demetrius]

Is everyone pretty much agreeing, or disagreeing?

Yeah, that's what I figure. :lol: 8)

(don't kill me)

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

Well I have a vauge recollection of a picture somewhere with the rear legs of the pelt tied around the waist.........but then it could just be the alzhiemers too...... :? ?

[M. Demetrius]

So that would be something like piggy back, only with a bear
...so could we call it, uh, bareback?

:lol: 8)

(I'm going home now, I hear my Mom calling me.) :roll:

[LCorneliusScaeva]

>Well I have a vauge recollection of a picture somewhere with the rear
> legs of the pelt tied around the waist

Someone else mentioned that too in this thread:

http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... t&start=40

I wish someone could remember were.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

:lol: demetrius!

Scaeva, thanks, I recall a picture in osprey, but at least someone else may have seen one too! :roll:

[M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER]

Huh. I was expecting more discussion of this point (no rear legs). Is everyone pretty much agreeing, or disagreeing?

It's just means we are not cutting our pelts down no matter what.

[Duncan Head]

:... I recall a picture in osprey

Sekunda, Republican Roman Army p.35; statue possibly of the C4th AD usurper L Domitius Alexander. Followed in Plate D for standard-bearers.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

That's the one.....thanks Duncan!

[LCorneliusScaeva]

Thanks for the book reference. I'll have to look that up. I still think that, at least in Trajan's time, the pelts weren't worn that way. I've attached a few gif files from Trajan's Column where I would have expected to see rear pelt legs, but don't. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find photographs of these sections of the column. BTW, I got these gifs from this site:

http://schnucks0.free.fr/trajan.htm