Chin Straps for a Corinthian Helmet

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Attached are two shots of the same helmet ("Denda" - Munich Museum). It clearly shows a small hole that was purposely drilled in the same position on both sides of the helmet. I can think of no other reason for this, except to accommodate a leather thong to keep the helmet from coming off, either while being worn back on the head, as a chin strap or both. There are other very similar examples of this modification performed on late Corinthian helmets of almost identical fabrication (British Museum example).
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