07-21-2011, 02:01 PM
Hi!
Jens is right of course.
@ bodegraven helmet:
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/o...Itemid,96/
Here the neckguard points strongly downwards, protecting the upper back. In case of a drop from a horse, it´s not that dangerous.
In general a helmet found at a certain site is not easily attributed if it has no inscription. It might just be found there, because it was of no use to that specific unit, e.g. (Beware of Kossinna...), it may have been lost by a visitor, a vexillatio of a different unit may have been at the site, etc.
The cheek piece in the pic above cannot be attributed to a Niederbieber helmet exclusively...
Jens is right of course.
@ bodegraven helmet:
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/o...Itemid,96/
Here the neckguard points strongly downwards, protecting the upper back. In case of a drop from a horse, it´s not that dangerous.
In general a helmet found at a certain site is not easily attributed if it has no inscription. It might just be found there, because it was of no use to that specific unit, e.g. (Beware of Kossinna...), it may have been lost by a visitor, a vexillatio of a different unit may have been at the site, etc.
The cheek piece in the pic above cannot be attributed to a Niederbieber helmet exclusively...
Christian K.
No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.
No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.
Ut desint vires, tamen est laudanda voluntas.