Daring this operation they are protected by an attendant, who is sometimes dressed like themselves, sometimes merely clad a tunic, without a coat of mail.

Like them, he wears a pointed helmet; and while in one hand he carries a spear, with the other he holds forward a shield, which is either of a round form--apparently, of metal embossed with figures--or oblong-square in shape, and evidently made of wickerwork.

Archers of this class are the least common, and scarcely ever occur unless in combination with some of the class which has the heaviest equipment.
The principal characteristic of the third or most heavily armed class of archers is the long robe, richly fringed, which descends nearly to their feet, thus completely protecting all the lower part of their person.
[PLATE XCVII., Fig.

2.] Above this they wear a coat of mail exactly resembling that of archers of the intermediate class, which is sometimes crossed by a belt ornamented with crossbars.

Their head is covered by the usual pointed helmet, and their feet are always, or nearly always, protected by sandals.