03-04-2014, 08:19 PM
Quote:But for the 1st to 3rd Century there is no tunic or a depiction of a tunic with central stripe known to me which might be seen as a social rank marker.
There are tunics just like the ones shown on the Isola Rizza dish dated to the 3rd cent. AD (and earlier, I think, can't remember now off hand). One is from a mosaic from North Africa and in Graham's book (amoung others). Another one is from a lying figure from a grave from Palmyra, which I think was 1st cent AD. While these are interesting similarities, they are definitely nowhere near Roman standards, rather typical North African/Near East habit.
Quote:Perhaps the maker of the tunic you posted has limited his research to the movie-scene.
Veeeeeery likely :-)
Cheers,
Martin
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