According to this paper, the idea that linothorax was made from glued layers is probably due to a mistranslation. https://utpjournals.press/doi/10.3138/mous.17

According to this paper, the idea that linothorax was made from glued layers is probably due to a mistranslation. https://utpjournals.press/doi/10.3138/mous.17.3.003 https://utpjournals.press/doi/10.3138/mous.17.3.003 But this paper came out 7 years after OP.