03-02-2014, 05:51 PM
Quote:Just out of interest, here are various other possibly 'saluting' Romans. The first two are from the friezes of Flavius Mikkalus (2nd C AD?) and Domitius Ahenobarbus (1st C BC?):
[attachment=9176]saluting.jpg[/attachment]
The next two are small figurines of uncertain date, and the last is a mystery to me - a woven or painted textile, perhaps? The full piece is here - looks Roman, but if anyone knows more I'd be interested in the details.
So it's like an early form of 'Chapeau a vous, Mon Seigneur!', cool! mile: