03-27-2006, 12:23 PM
Avete omnes,
Travis wrote:
Surely the eagle head on the Ludovisi sarcophagus looks somewhat unusual but it was a common topic of 'Cavalry Sports helmets' to have an eagle head decoration. I found after short searching the following examples:
[url:i2coyzka]http://people.freenet.de/u-bahr/Eagles.jpg[/url]
From left to right helmets from Brigetio, Ostrov and Heddernheim. The reconstruction painting among them shows a helmet that belonged to the Collection Guttmann and shows that these decorations could have looked very spectacular under circumstances.
Greets - Uwe
Travis wrote:
Quote:As far as the animal head, I think that's just artistic license.
Surely the eagle head on the Ludovisi sarcophagus looks somewhat unusual but it was a common topic of 'Cavalry Sports helmets' to have an eagle head decoration. I found after short searching the following examples:
[url:i2coyzka]http://people.freenet.de/u-bahr/Eagles.jpg[/url]
From left to right helmets from Brigetio, Ostrov and Heddernheim. The reconstruction painting among them shows a helmet that belonged to the Collection Guttmann and shows that these decorations could have looked very spectacular under circumstances.
Greets - Uwe
Greets - Uwe
