The Pelta

The Pelta
Pelta variations
Peltae with a pointed apex and volute-shaped, turnedin
endings mostly appear in Greece on pavements
dating from Late Antiquity (Fig. 7).
On the longer side of a mosaic in Eleusis the peltae
feature a pointed middle ending and inward-folding
handles (Fig. 8).
Fig. 7
Not all pelta endings are pointed. On some pavements
they appear slightly thicker or even spread out in a
V-shape at the centre. Such variations are mostly found
in Kos and may be representative of a Dodecanese
workshop (Fig. 9-10).
Fig. 8
In another example from Kos the apex is also stretched
out, while the narrow handles turn inwards in a spiral
shape (Fig. 11).
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
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