Muscle cuirass

The muscle armor is forged of bronze armor for the hull, which is modeled on a naked, muscular body in its surface.

Description

The muscle armor originated in ancient Greece as a modification of the bell tank. He gave the impression that the carrier would with the naked torso and put into action at the same time an idealized physique to flaunt. He was particularly suitable for representation purposes, while its protective properties were inferior. In Roman times the muscle armor was combined with elements of the flap and tank with symbolic and mythological representations enriched ( almost always a Gorgon ). In this form it was the status symbol of the noble staff officers. Presumably, the ornaments were occupied with various non-ferrous metals and pointed out splendidly. Representations of the Roman Empire, these typically often richly ornamented muscle tanks. Due to their time incredibly high price of the nobility or senior officers those tanks usually remain reserved. The muscle armor was mostly worn with a tunic of leather or padded material, since the weight of the tank would otherwise have worn through the skin in a short time.