03-23-2007, 10:44 AM
Ulpi,
I'm a little confused about what your question is, but I believe the Vienna tombstone accurately shows how a centurion wore his crest because we have archeological evidence to support it. There are holes on the helmet, near the temples, that are meant for leather laces which hold the crest box in place.
You mean artists tend to narrow the cheek pieces in order to show the men's faces ? Yes, I believe that's an artistic technique which results in diminishing the accuracy of their work. But I believe this artistic technique was applied only to the cheek pieces and no other parts of the helmet.
That's why the cheek pieces on my Attic helmet are not as narrow as seen on the artwork from the Imperial period.
~Theo
I'm a little confused about what your question is, but I believe the Vienna tombstone accurately shows how a centurion wore his crest because we have archeological evidence to support it. There are holes on the helmet, near the temples, that are meant for leather laces which hold the crest box in place.
Quote:the same thing the artist does with the cheek pieces and the sleeves of the lorica.
You mean artists tend to narrow the cheek pieces in order to show the men's faces ? Yes, I believe that's an artistic technique which results in diminishing the accuracy of their work. But I believe this artistic technique was applied only to the cheek pieces and no other parts of the helmet.
That's why the cheek pieces on my Attic helmet are not as narrow as seen on the artwork from the Imperial period.
~Theo
Jaime
