09-30-2011, 02:30 AM
As far as I know, the Aï Khanoum leg armour is the only example of the type that has been published, so I do not think that you can go far wrong in modelling yours upon it. The excavations are published in P. Bernard et al, 'Campagne de fouille 1978 à Aï Khanoum (Afghanistan)', Bulletin de l'École Francaise d'Extrême-Orient 68 (1980), pp.1-103, and the leg armour is briefly described on p.60 with a photograph on Pl.XXXVII. Unfortunately, no measurements are given and the photograph does not have a scale. All that I can say of it (if I have read the French correctly) is that it is made of iron and reaches to mid-thigh. The text of the article can be found online here but the photograph is not reproduced. This is a copy of a photocopy that I took of it several years ago. It is not very good but it is better than the drawing, I think. Still, you would be better off seeing the photograph in the actual article, if you can, or at least getting a better copy of it.
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There are plenty of Roman facemask helmets, of course, but I cannot think of a Sasanian one offhand. Likewise, I only know of the Dura horse armour. Others may be better informed.
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There are plenty of Roman facemask helmets, of course, but I cannot think of a Sasanian one offhand. Likewise, I only know of the Dura horse armour. Others may be better informed.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
