09-04-2014, 05:54 AM
Hello Everyone!
Tall crests are well known in the archaic era, being depicted as frequently as the low crest, and well attested both in pottery and sculpture, as well as in the archeological record. I decided to reconstruct a sub-category of these high crests, which take the form of an animal, in this case a swan. I haven't as of yet identified a special meaning of the swan, which is one of the most popular birds used for crests, together with the horse, the snake and the ram. Perhaps the natural pride of this bird, or even a link to Zeus, who was disquised as a swan when he mated with Leda.
Athena Promachos with the tall swan crest.
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The swan crest used on a peculiar thracian cap/helmet. This one dates to the 5th century and makes it perhaps one of the latest survivals of the high crest.
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I decided to reconstruct this specific miniature model of a swan crest from a bronze statuette. 6th c.b.c.
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Tall crests are well known in the archaic era, being depicted as frequently as the low crest, and well attested both in pottery and sculpture, as well as in the archeological record. I decided to reconstruct a sub-category of these high crests, which take the form of an animal, in this case a swan. I haven't as of yet identified a special meaning of the swan, which is one of the most popular birds used for crests, together with the horse, the snake and the ram. Perhaps the natural pride of this bird, or even a link to Zeus, who was disquised as a swan when he mated with Leda.
Athena Promachos with the tall swan crest.
[attachment=10662]10449489_10203962604641953_8866478622060902733_n.jpg[/attachment]
The swan crest used on a peculiar thracian cap/helmet. This one dates to the 5th century and makes it perhaps one of the latest survivals of the high crest.
[attachment=10663]10590444_10203962663243418_4068433516865919704_n.jpg[/attachment]
I decided to reconstruct this specific miniature model of a swan crest from a bronze statuette. 6th c.b.c.
[attachment=10664]10635811_10203962686924010_5117555606095749381_n.jpg[/attachment]
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
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a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
