04-06-2013, 12:45 AM
Daryush wrote:
I have a feeling that this is two-hole lamellar, such as that found at Old Nisa (3rd - 2nd C BC) and Toglok Tappeh (6th - 7th C AD).
I disagree, those are the Central Asian types of lamellar, while the lamelar shown on the triad is of the ancient Middle Eastern type. Look at the site michael-engel.io.ua/album329328_0 that Dan was kind enough to show us, on page 273-5, where you can see what this type of lamellar looked like.
If you read the accompanying story, you will find out that lamellar armour in the Middle East dates back to the bronze age, which made Bengt Thordemann believe lamellar armour originated in Iran, just like Berthold Laufer and others at the time. That idea is now largely discarded, but that there was a separate development of lamellar armour in the Levant is now accepted, whatever Dan might be saying.
Dan Howard wrote:
There is a large hole in the shoulder flap for a tie to hold it in place on the breast.
It is unclear to me why this is seen by you as a hole in the shoulder flap, while it is much more likely to be an attachment on top of the lamellar construction, just as it is in all Greek and a lot of Roman armour.
I have a feeling that this is two-hole lamellar, such as that found at Old Nisa (3rd - 2nd C BC) and Toglok Tappeh (6th - 7th C AD).
I disagree, those are the Central Asian types of lamellar, while the lamelar shown on the triad is of the ancient Middle Eastern type. Look at the site michael-engel.io.ua/album329328_0 that Dan was kind enough to show us, on page 273-5, where you can see what this type of lamellar looked like.
If you read the accompanying story, you will find out that lamellar armour in the Middle East dates back to the bronze age, which made Bengt Thordemann believe lamellar armour originated in Iran, just like Berthold Laufer and others at the time. That idea is now largely discarded, but that there was a separate development of lamellar armour in the Levant is now accepted, whatever Dan might be saying.
Dan Howard wrote:
There is a large hole in the shoulder flap for a tie to hold it in place on the breast.
It is unclear to me why this is seen by you as a hole in the shoulder flap, while it is much more likely to be an attachment on top of the lamellar construction, just as it is in all Greek and a lot of Roman armour.
