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Arming cap ?
#1
A leather under-helmet cap ? (1st-3rd century AC, Museum of Aquitaine, Bordeaux, France).

arrivederci
Emilio


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Hello, Emilio

Quite possibly, yes. We see a leather chin strap and probably a ventilated leather headpiece that contained some sort of cushioning material (felt?) atop this individual's head. Sorry, don't know my French. Wink
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