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\'Frankhelms\'?
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The "inverted V" feature is almost certainly pure artistic convention. It was the custom in Hellenistic art to show the whole face, including a fringe of hair along the brow. Sometimes this was done by abbreviating the helmet to look like little more than a cap, but in full-face low relief it was often accomplished by drawing the front of the helmet upward into a morion shape. You never see it this way in profile. <p></p><i></i>
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\'Frankhelms\'? - by Nathan Ross - 12-12-2003, 12:00 AM
Re: \'Frankhelms\'? - by Crispvs - 12-12-2003, 12:43 AM
Re: \'Frankhelms\'? - by Anonymous - 12-12-2003, 12:21 PM
Re: \'Frankhelms\'? - by Nathan Ross - 12-12-2003, 01:44 PM
Seindal site - by Anonymous - 12-12-2003, 04:18 PM
gladiator helmets - by John Maddox Roberts - 12-12-2003, 04:44 PM
Late Roman Helmets - by Nathan Ross - 12-13-2003, 05:27 PM
Re: Late Roman Helmets - by aitor iriarte - 12-13-2003, 05:46 PM
Inverted V - by John Maddox Roberts - 12-13-2003, 06:39 PM
Re: Late Roman Helmets - by Anonymous - 12-13-2003, 06:46 PM
Inverted V - by Nathan Ross - 12-13-2003, 10:26 PM
A Third Century Helmet? - by Nathan Ross - 12-14-2003, 01:21 AM
Yikes! - by Nathan Ross - 12-14-2003, 02:03 PM
Re: Yikes! - by Anonymous - 12-14-2003, 10:21 PM
A Partial Summary... - by Nathan Ross - 12-15-2003, 02:56 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Anonymous - 12-15-2003, 03:59 PM
Macedonica - by Nathan Ross - 12-15-2003, 04:16 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Robert Vermaat - 12-15-2003, 04:37 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Nathan Ross - 12-16-2003, 02:54 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Robert Vermaat - 12-17-2003, 09:18 AM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Anonymous - 12-17-2003, 12:26 PM
Eye of the Beholder - by Nathan Ross - 12-17-2003, 12:42 PM
Drawings - by Nathan Ross - 12-17-2003, 12:45 PM
convincing - by Goffredo - 12-17-2003, 12:51 PM
Re: ineluctable dif? maybe not. - by Anonymous - 12-17-2003, 02:24 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Robert Vermaat - 12-17-2003, 02:46 PM
Re: Eye of the Beholder - by Robert Vermaat - 12-17-2003, 03:14 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Anonymous - 12-17-2003, 03:25 PM
"apron" - by Goffredo - 12-17-2003, 03:30 PM
Re: Mistery helmets - by aitor iriarte - 12-17-2003, 04:00 PM
Re: Mistery helmets - by Anonymous - 12-17-2003, 04:45 PM
Re: Mistery helmets - by aitor iriarte - 12-17-2003, 08:33 PM
Late Roman helmets (again) - by Robert Vermaat - 12-18-2003, 12:20 AM
. - by Anonymous - 12-18-2003, 05:00 AM
Re: Late Roman helmets (again) - by aitor iriarte - 12-18-2003, 05:39 AM
Re: Late Roman helmets (again) - by Anonymous - 12-18-2003, 12:21 PM
Re: Late Roman helmets (again) - by aitor iriarte - 12-18-2003, 07:23 PM
Late Roman helmets (again) - by Anonymous - 12-19-2003, 09:16 AM
Re: Late Roman helmets (again) - by aitor iriarte - 12-19-2003, 01:25 PM
Re: Late Roman helmets (again) - by Anonymous - 12-20-2003, 11:58 AM
Re: Late Roman helmets (again) - by Crispvs - 12-21-2003, 02:03 AM
!!! - by Nathan Ross - 12-30-2003, 08:02 PM
Re: !!! - by Robert Vermaat - 12-30-2003, 11:44 PM
Re: !!! - by drsrob - 12-31-2003, 08:02 PM
Re: !!! - by Robert Vermaat - 01-02-2004, 08:12 AM
Re: !!! - by Anonymous - 01-02-2004, 02:34 PM
Re: !!! - by drsrob - 01-03-2004, 04:47 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Anonymous - 09-03-2004, 12:54 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Anonymous - 09-03-2004, 11:11 PM
Re: A Partial Summary... - by Anonymous - 09-17-2004, 06:58 AM

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