Linothorax construction with alternative fabric

[Braden Vande Plasse]

Xenophon says that the Armenians had linen armor that reached their groin, which means they must be flexible.

Not really. Some armour designs incorporated a rigid panel hanging off the bottom of the cuirass to cover the lower stomach and groin. In Greek it was called a 'mitra'. Some designs incorporated a flexible section covering the stomach and groin but the rest of the cuirass was rigid. In English these were usually called 'faulds'.

He also said that the pturges were plaited. It sounds like they extended past the groin. What's you take on the Glauberg statue? It's an early La Tene statue in southern Germany that seems to be wearing a tube and yolk cuirass that is tight fitting to the body with very short pturges.