Evolution of the Attic Helmet???

[Celtic505]

While sifting through the Roman Helmet Database I noticed two Helmets I've never seen before but reminded me of another one from the 3rd Century AD. They are the the two Cavalry Sports I Helmets (the only two that have pictues). These look almost exactly like the Theilenhofen Helmet minus the Eagle crest. I mean to me it was amazing to see these two (well three counting the Theilenhofen, but before this I thought that helm to be unique) with distinct brow plates, just like an Attic Helm would have, except that these have three round bits that stick out in intervals on the top of the brow plate. But to me its seems like perhaps maybe these are what the Attic Helmet of the 1st centuries BC/AD and 2nd Century AD evolved into. All 3 of these helmets are dated to the 3rd Century AD. So perhaps these are attic helmets, 3rd Century style? I don't know that for sure but they just seem so similar to the representations of Attic Helms, like the Louvre releif and the Cavalry troops presenting heads on the Trajanic frieze. What do you guys think?


heres links if your too lazy to click back to the database and look yourself:
http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,96/

http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/component/ ... Itemid,96/