Cover: Aetolian mercenary thorakite in Ptolemaic service, approx 147 BCE. Painted tombstone from Sidon now in the Turkish Archeological Museum. Colors: gold helmet, reddish plume, greyish armor, red tunic, white faced shield with gold spine and boss, black boots, and pickish colored skin. Ground brownish grey. (Istanbul Arkeolji Muzeleri)
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