Iron Greek helms

[Matthew Amt]

Wasn't the Corinthian helmet pretty much out of fashion by the Peloponesian War? Styles like the Chalcidean and Thracian/Phrygian had taken over.

And wouldn't the very well-documented pilos helmet be a nice cheap alternative to an expensive custom-fit Corinthian, rather than the completely hypothetical leather Corinthian?

From what I've seen of ancient artwork, I'm beginning to wonder if blue was used as a "code" for bronze. Just a hunch and not a solid one! But a few things have cropped up in the last few months that really ought to have been made of bronze but were colored blue... I really like the scale and checkerboard effects seen on some helmets, but yeah, not quite enough to go painting my own Corinthian!

Are the cheapy steel Corinthians really that much cheaper than the brass versions? I still tend to push quality over quantity.

Khairete,

Matthew