tablet weave pteruges

[Theodosius the Great]

Theo,
What has the statue fragment (National Museum of Roman Art, Mérida, Spain) I posted to make you term it as a less reliable source than any of the other ones? :roll:
Aitor

Hi Aitor,

Your example is extremely valuable in my reconstruction efforts. It reveals clearly that stitching was used to create a border and it even reveals the backside of a few pteruges. And for that I reciprocate with laudes you awarded me earlier.

My earlier comment about the statue was in regards to only one minor aspect of it. By 'realism' I only meant the way the pteruges seem to endlessly come out from behind the outermost row. I was contrasting this with my personal experience of wearing my pteruges. The pteruges on the fragment don't reveal any gaps whereas mine do to a relatively small extent.

Afaik, no one has more or as many pteruges as I do. So, I just thought I'd share my (perhaps unique) experience with wearing so many pteruges.

My apologies for being so ambiguous earlier.

Yes, I'm aware Spain ranks among the top-tier locations when it comes to seeing surviving Roman statues, archetecture, and technology (e.g. mining wheels, irrigation channels). In fact, for Europe, I believe Spain is the best place to visit after Italy. The other two sites that have spectacular treasures from their Roman past, afaik, is North Africa and Syria.

~Theo