Stone tomb from Pescia, Italy - Date? -- myArmoury.com

Gabriele A. Pini

I'm asking help for a friend. This is a tombal stone from Pescia, Italy, from a church near his home.
Can someone give it a date? Thanks

Henrik Zoltan Toth · Posted: Tue 02 Jul, 2013 3:48 am Post subject:

I would say 1380.

The t.stone of Nicholas Garai (Palatine of Hungary, died in 1386):

http://mek.oszk.hu/01900/01948/html/cd3m/kepe...f95137.jpg

Reece Nelson · Posted: Tue 02 Jul, 2013 6:58 am Post subject: Italian knigh dating

I think you can safely date this harness for 1370-1380. The chains on the coat of plates came out during that time and didn't last very long at all, no doubt, due to people pulling them off of their horses.

-Reece

Mart Shearer · Posted: Tue 02 Jul, 2013 9:35 am Post subject:

http://effigiesandbrasses.com/3820/3376/#top Gives 1360

Christian G. Cameron · Posted: Wed 03 Jul, 2013 5:17 am Post subject:

Excellent pictures.

I'd say more 1360 based on shape. Is the Brasses and Effigies site conclusive, or speculative?

I guess my point would be that most of Altichiero's armoured figures(1370s - 1393) have a different 'look.'

Mart Shearer · Posted: Wed 03 Jul, 2013 6:01 am Post subject:

I would say E&B reports information from the sites where the images are gleaned. Dating effigies can be a tricky business without a paper trail for it's installation. 1380 might be more accurate, if you can find supporting evidence. Circa 1370 gives +/- 10 years either way.