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The rear legs sweep continuously upward to support a wide concave backrest like a curved tablet, which supports the sitter's shoulders, or which may be low enough to lean an elbow on. The long and elegant curve was quite difficult to create [ 3 ] and may have been carved from a single piece of wood, [ 4 ] or by using mortise and tenon joints ...
Antiquity, lost but later reintroduced. Plate that covered only the shins, not the whole lower leg. Greave: Covers the lower leg, front and back, made from a variety of materials, but later most often plate. Cuisse: Plate that cover the thighs, made of various materials depending upon period. Sabaton or solleret: Covers the foot, often mail or ...
An Ancient Greek bronze cuirass, dated between 620 and 580 BC. In Hellenistic and Roman times, the musculature of the male torso was idealized in the form of the muscle cuirass [2] or "heroic cuirass" (in French the cuirasse esthétique) [3] sometimes further embellished with symbolic representation in relief, familiar in the Augustus of Prima Porta and other heroic representations in official ...
For example, the iron plate was designed to imitate the chest of an old man, and dō-maru style gusoku was made by attaching colored threads to the surface of the iron plate. [ 3 ] [ 17 ] The type of gusoku , like the plate armour , in which the front and back dou are made from a single iron plate with a raised center and a V-shaped bottom, was ...
There are many varieties of kote such as ubu-dzutsu, bishamon (having sode (shoulder guards) attached, shino-odatsugi, ainaka-gote, and others including aigote (in which the two sleeves are connected), kigote which is a general term for the kote extended or completed by the addition of erisuwari (padded collar), kata-ate (shoulder pads) and ...
Keira Knightley, 39, stars in Netflix's new spy thriller 'Black Doves.' Here's how she trained for the series, plus all the details on her workouts and diet.
Here's the latest injury update for Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson heading into Saturday's Big 12 championship game vs Iowa State
The size ranged from as small as 6 mm (0.25 in) wide by 1.2 cm tall up to about 5 cm (2 in) wide by 8 cm (3 in) tall, with the most common sizes being roughly 1.25 by 2.5 cm (0.5 by 1 in). Many had rounded bottoms, while others were pointed or had flat bottoms with the corners clipped off at an angle.