Late Roman Helmet Deurne-Berkasovo Variant II

[Robert Vermaat]

Reproduced by Matt Lukes as his first attempt at a Late Roman helmet. The piece was copied directly from the helmet shell fragments in my collection, including the fine details (size of decorations, spacing, size of cheek and neck guards etc.) It is now an accurate display of what the original could have looked like.

I like it very much. I only know of two gilded replicas, like jurjen said by Robert Pustelak, made of the Deurne helmet.

The only detail I have questions about would be the attachment of the cheek plates - usually you see that leather hinge method only with the Intercisa models, while the Berkasovo types (like this one seems to be) have metal hinges. That could point to either your Original pieces belonging to a hybrid, or even belonging to (parts of) two different helmets.