Kidney Belt

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 3:40 pm

From The Art of the Armorer, Flint Institute of the Arts, 1968, inside cover.
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/a ... tlarge.JPG

#90 Flemish Tapestry, 16th C
One of a pair of Brussels tapestries depicting episodes in the history of Scipio Africanus

As Peder/Petrus said:

"Other than the fact that its fantasy Romano-Greek armour from the renaisssance it does indeed look like a kidney belt."

:wink:

Owen · Post by **Owen** » Wed Mar 17, 2004 4:14 pm

Looks like warped impression of Lorica Segmentata, with no shoulder or collar plates.

Snaebjorn Hakonarson · Wed Mar 17, 2004 6:41 pm

To me it looks like the guy is wearing a bunch of belts on top of each other. The lorica segementa works just as well.

Bjorn Swiftaxe

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 10:04 pm

If you look closer, you will see that it is three sets of straps coming off of one belt.

I don't think it is a warped version of a LS for the simple fact that by this time, there are plenty of anime suits running around, which is the late period derivation of the LS.