03-10-2006, 09:58 PM
It seems to me that there's a conflict between the literary and archeological evidence regarding the musculata.
Many, like Matthew Amt, insist that it should be shiny because of the literary sources. But Travis points out that there's some paint residue on the statuary.
It seems to me that you can't have both shiny and painted armor - or can you while using period methods ?
If I have to choose, I'll go with the literary evidence because there are alternate interpretations about the paint on the statuary.
Many, like Matthew Amt, insist that it should be shiny because of the literary sources. But Travis points out that there's some paint residue on the statuary.
It seems to me that you can't have both shiny and painted armor - or can you while using period methods ?
If I have to choose, I'll go with the literary evidence because there are alternate interpretations about the paint on the statuary.
Jaime
