07-09-2016, 07:28 PM
Scott, I know what you are searching for, it's what we are all searching for...certainty.
It this case it does not exist, and there are no academics who can tell you an aspis was made in such and such a way with 100% certainty. The information provided here is what there is, and pretty good. And frankly Academics talk to other other Academics on Academic forums, not here. This is a much friendlier place to post a question than any Academic forum.
I've done a quick check of what I have on hand by Kagan, Viggiano, Van Wees, Snodgrass, Krentz, Schwartz, Matthew and of course Hanson and nothing has come up yet regarding how the shield was made. They are generally more interested in how it was used. I am curious myself so a deeper dive into the published literature may be on hand.
I can only think of two ways to make the shield, by turning from a large glued block or pre-cutting the pieces and gluing them together, and my opinion is for the turning method based on the scant evidence provided. Any other ideas?
It this case it does not exist, and there are no academics who can tell you an aspis was made in such and such a way with 100% certainty. The information provided here is what there is, and pretty good. And frankly Academics talk to other other Academics on Academic forums, not here. This is a much friendlier place to post a question than any Academic forum.
I've done a quick check of what I have on hand by Kagan, Viggiano, Van Wees, Snodgrass, Krentz, Schwartz, Matthew and of course Hanson and nothing has come up yet regarding how the shield was made. They are generally more interested in how it was used. I am curious myself so a deeper dive into the published literature may be on hand.
I can only think of two ways to make the shield, by turning from a large glued block or pre-cutting the pieces and gluing them together, and my opinion is for the turning method based on the scant evidence provided. Any other ideas?
