A strange silver mask from the Thorsberg bog

[Caballo]

IM (very)HO I'd agree that it strongly resembles an Amazon sports helmet. However, the workmanship around the "face gap" looks good- and I wonder if it is a parallel of the Heddernheim helmet. If so the gap for the face was to improve visibility as an inherent part of the design rather than a barbarian sacrifice through cutting out the face, where good workmanship might be low on the agenda!

(From Caius Arquitius' earlier post)

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b202/ ... C02776.jpg

I can't see from the photos any join between the face mask and the silver "spangenhelm frame"- and wonder whether this is just a curator's fancy and that the two are simply displayed together?

Just my two penny worth.

Cheers

Caballo