Making an Aspis - Ring Method (Visual Aids)

[Giannis K. Hoplite]

No need to say congrats in every post,Chris. Just a minor point,that I wasn't fast enough in saying. The fittings are great,especially the rosetes with the rings. However,the lower two rings should be blaced a bit further upwards,and perhaps slightly more appart from each other. This way,the rope hanging due to gravity doesn't reach the rim. For some reason they were farther appart,I don't know exactly why,but this is what we see in vases and in sculptures. It's really minor,though,a detail.
Have you seen this design of a porpax anywhere or was it your inspiration?
I have to say that once more,Matt's shield has influenced dozens of re-enactors in that matter. I think he was the first to make such a simple porpax with only the trapezoid plates and not the long bands,the so typical in art and in the actual finds. Matt,did you see this design anywhere? In a vase I'm missing,perhaps...
Khairete
Giannis