Hoplite Armor - Pteruges

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In this video, I construct pteruges from leather and bronze. Pteruges are traditionally multilayered linen strips that hang down from a hoplites belt, forming a protective yet highly mobile skirt for hips and thighs.
I decided to make my strips from a heavy strap leather. At the tips of each strip, i constructed bronze "fobs" or decorative end caps. These are decorative but also help weigh down the leather strips and prevent them from curling up. The bronze caps were formed over a simple steel "positive" being clamped to this then lightly hammered to take its shape. After rivetting together, the strips were then hand-stitched to a wide leather belt.
The same process was used to create a gorget, or neckpiece, to which shoulder strips were fastened

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