Linothorax again

[Dan Howard]

I said 30 layers because that was historically used in Europe and if Jason is correct and the linothorax uses no glue, then there are many similarities between the linothorax and the European padded jack. You don't have to use 30 layers in a linothorax to make it stiff. How many layers of heavy canvass do you think it will take to get the same effect? We have no idea what sort of cloth might have been used - whether a dozen layers of heavy canvas-like cloth or more layers of something lighter. It is also possible that the shoulders were heavier than the torso since it is likely that there is a double-layer wrapped around the chest. So we might have 15 layers on the torso and 25-30 layers on the shoulders. Too much is unknown. Hopefully the find at Thebes will shed more light on the subject.