http://rogueclassicism.com/2009/07/02/jericho-quarry-that-legionary-banner-not/ quidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:05:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://rogueclassicism.com/2009/07/02/jericho-quarry-that-legionary-banner-not/#comment-738 rogueclassicist Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:43 +0000 http://rogueclassicism.com/?p=1582#comment-738 Admittedly it has the basic 'shape' of a vexillum, but beyond that, it doesn't quite make sense ... the triangle at the top (presumably the cords which attached it to the standard) is upside down. There also is the problem of it having two 'tiers', which doesn't quite work. I'm not sure why it would be divided into sectors either if it was a vexillum (that was basically my own 'thinking out loud'). Admittedly it has the basic ‘shape’ of a vexillum, but beyond that, it doesn’t quite make sense … the triangle at the top (presumably the cords which attached it to the standard) is upside down. There also is the problem of it having two ‘tiers’, which doesn’t quite work. I’m not sure why it would be divided into sectors either if it was a vexillum (that was basically my own ‘thinking out loud’).

]]> http://rogueclassicism.com/2009/07/02/jericho-quarry-that-legionary-banner-not/#comment-737 Ajax Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:48:20 +0000 http://rogueclassicism.com/?p=1582#comment-737 On this image — http://wordpress.haifa.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/oey.jpg — it looks a lot more like a <i>vexillum</i>. But why isn't there any heraldic animal carved as well, plus the number of the legion etc.? Maybe because its form was determinative enough? Or they added heraldic paintings? (Just thinking out loud here.) On this image — http://wordpress.haifa.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/oey.jpg — it looks a lot more like a vexillum. But why isn’t there any heraldic animal carved as well, plus the number of the legion etc.? Maybe because its form was determinative enough? Or they added heraldic paintings? (Just thinking out loud here.)

]]> http://rogueclassicism.com/2009/07/02/jericho-quarry-that-legionary-banner-not/#comment-729 Ajax Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:38:27 +0000 http://rogueclassicism.com/?p=1582#comment-729 It could be a <i>vexillum</i>, or it couldn't. I can't say. We would need a larger image with better resolution, which shows the complete carving, and the surrounding imagery etc. would also be helpful. But even then there would be no guarantee. It could be a vexillum, or it couldn’t. I can’t say. We would need a larger image with better resolution, which shows the complete carving, and the surrounding imagery etc. would also be helpful. But even then there would be no guarantee.

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