Post by Brynn on Nov 28, 2021 20:17:59 GMT
Hello!
I'm working on my first DBA army and I'm have trouble determining what Sumerian armor was made of. I have confirmed that the helmets were copper, unsure if they have a wool cover. I'm most confused now though on the cloaks with metal discs. I've seen some sources say they were hide/leather and some same a dyed wool. If they are wool, what color would they be?
If anyone could point me in the direction of what materials these were made of, I would really really appreciate it. In lieu of definitive source, I think I will paint their cloaks a blue-grey or brown-grey wool. Any pointers on historically accurate colors would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Brynn
Edit: found this:
"Regarding armor, the current state of our knowledge suggests that third
millennium armies did not wear metal armor, but rather heavy leather or woolen cloaks
that would not have likely survived for archaeological recovery; it should be kept in
mind, however, that this data comes from pre-Ur III periods."
Elements of the Neo-Sumerian Military
Patterson, Daniel. University of Pennsylvania. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2018.
Edit of the Edit: found an excellent scholarly source on dyes
edelsteincenter.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/koren-1993-colors-from-nature.pdf
I'm working on my first DBA army and I'm have trouble determining what Sumerian armor was made of. I have confirmed that the helmets were copper, unsure if they have a wool cover. I'm most confused now though on the cloaks with metal discs. I've seen some sources say they were hide/leather and some same a dyed wool. If they are wool, what color would they be?
If anyone could point me in the direction of what materials these were made of, I would really really appreciate it. In lieu of definitive source, I think I will paint their cloaks a blue-grey or brown-grey wool. Any pointers on historically accurate colors would be appreciated!
Thanks!
Brynn
Edit: found this:
"Regarding armor, the current state of our knowledge suggests that third
millennium armies did not wear metal armor, but rather heavy leather or woolen cloaks
that would not have likely survived for archaeological recovery; it should be kept in
mind, however, that this data comes from pre-Ur III periods."
Elements of the Neo-Sumerian Military
Patterson, Daniel. University of Pennsylvania. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2018.
Edit of the Edit: found an excellent scholarly source on dyes
edelsteincenter.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/koren-1993-colors-from-nature.pdf
