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Wow. I've never seen this. Check out those greaves! The rest of the gear is pretty good, too.
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A while back, I tried to post a close-up of the helmet shown on the tombstone of the
bucinator Aurelius Surus in the Archaeological Museum in Istanbul and H. Russell Robinson's sketch of what he thought the sculptor was trying to convey. The old system would not let me do so. Let's see if the new system is more obliging.
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It seems to have worked. I'm also not sure I would agree with his interpretation of a Auxiliary helmet. Would you?
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(10-31-2015, 05:52 PM)Praefectusclassis Wrote: It seems to have worked. I'm also not sure I would agree with his interpretation of a Auxiliary helmet. Would you?
I can only refer you to his comment set out in my post of 16th May 2014 but see below.
(10-31-2015, 08:47 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote: Wishful thinking, I suspect! The helmet in the relief looks much closer to this one, albeit without the crest
This seems to be a closer parallel but without the skull reinforcements. That may be Russell Robinson's point. Without the characteristic reinforcements, it is easier to re-interpret it as an infantry helmet. However, that was nearly 40 years ago and subsequent research may have established that by the early 3rd century the infantry was using this type of helmet or something similar.
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)