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Greek Helmets. with or without crests.... ??
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The bilateral line on this helmet is a repair. Many of these helmets received a tremendous amount of reconstructive work in the 19th-20th century when they were found. Being as a complete helmet was more desirable in a private or public collection. Some helmets, upon analysis, showed repair work so finely done that it had been undetected until now.

All of these helmet holes, whether for crests or for liners would appear to have been made by their owners and not the smiths who created them in my opinion. The holes in many cases like this, being uneven, out of alignment or done in a sloppy manner which a craftsman would have made much more perfect.

If I am not wrong, this style of helmet appears late in the period and would be incongruous with the archaic crests used on earlier helmets in an earlier time. The holes in the rear and at the top seem to indicate the full helmet crest here. The holes are large enough in this helmet for leather lacing here, in other helmets they are very small with 'eruption' indicating the force of a nail being applied.

Many helmets show no signs of a crest attachment, likely because Pitch was used. As with anything of this period there is wide variation due to personal tastes and fashions changing from Hoplite to Hoplite. But here we do see the chin-strap hole in the side as in others.
Michael
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Re: Greek Helmets. with or without crests.... ?? - by Dioskouri - 03-13-2012, 04:54 PM

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