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Post by wyvern on Aug 12, 2019 4:13:11 GMT
Does anyone know what colour was the back of the shields used by Greek Hoplites ? Were they painted? I assume they were painted, I painted mine red so far.
Cheers, Paul.
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Post by Piyan Glupak on Aug 17, 2019 9:01:52 GMT
I tend to use either wood or leather colour for the backs of shields. The last time I did Greek hoplites I think that I used wood. The exception is Etruscan hoplites, where I paint the backs of the shields light blue. Apparently, Etruscan art frequently depicts the backs of their hoplite shields as blue.
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Post by wyvern on Aug 17, 2019 15:48:09 GMT
Thanks for that😀
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Post by goragrad on Aug 19, 2019 2:04:43 GMT
A shade of brown for leather or wood on my hoplons as well.
To date only my Romans get red, although in a previous discussion it was noted that the Han also painted the backs of their shields red.
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