Punic War Painting Guide – Numidian

A painting guide for Numidians that fought for and against Rome.

Item Description
Hair (their own) Black
Skin (their own) Brown
Tunic Varied: White to off white (so exciting!!).
Helmet Bronze
Shield Tribesmen would just have a brown leather shield.
Roman Trained infantry would have a painted wooden shields with Carthaginian style designs.
Belt Base material: Leather
Fittings including plaques: Bronze, gold or silver
Sandals/boots + straps Base material: Leather
Fittings: Bronze
Sword and dagger Handle: Ivory or wood or iron
Scabbard: Wood or leather with bronze fittings
Blade: Steel
Javelin, pilum, spear Haft: Wood
Shaft + Blade: Steel
Horses The horse: As you would expect, but predominantly brown.
The trappings: leather
Carthaginian-178 Numidian cavalry
Carthaginian-178 Numidian cavalry
Carthaginian-179 Numidian cavalry
Carthaginian-179 Numidian cavalry
Carthaginian-180 Numidian archers
Carthaginian-180 Numidian archers
Carthaginian-181 Numidian javelinmen
Carthaginian-181 Numidian javelinmen
Carthaginian-184 Numidian trained infantry
Carthaginian-184 Numidian trained infantry
Carthaginian-185 Numidian trained infantry
Carthaginian-185 Numidian trained infantry

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