10-13-2013, 01:47 PM
Here are two more with possible chin strap holders. Of course the vast majority of this type of helmet that are available to the public do not have anything that would suggest that there was a chin strap used and I've never seen a Corinthian with a chin strap on pottery or on a statue. Also, keep in mind that antiquities dealers in the late 19th century at times modified their objects to better suit their potential customers so the holes may or may not be "ancient." There is a Corinthian at the Penn Museum that I'm told by a curator was made more marketable not too long ago by the addition of an authentic ancient nasal to replace the one lost in antiquity. I find this question interesting as the addition of a simple chin strap could have made a good helmet better and it seem like they would have realized that.
Joe Balmos
