Bumbesti helmet - article/information request

[jho]

Salvete,

Can anybody help me with a copy of the following article:

Petculescu, L. and Gheorghe, P. 1979: 'Coiful roman de la Bumbesti', Studii si Cervetari de Istorie Veche (SCIVA) 30, 603-6

or any other source/information on the Bumbesti helmet?

I ordered SCIVA 30 from my local library but the article isn't there so I presume the citation is not correct but I am unable to find the correct citation.

Thank you!

[Peroni]

This isn't the cross-braced Gallic helmet from Berzobis is it?

[jho]

No, it is apparently one of the few conical helmets associated with Roman archers of Eastern origin (Robinson's Aux Inf. D). I am aware of the following:

Dahovo, Bosnia - Robinson, The Armour of Imperial Rome, Hoffiller, V. 1910-11: 'Oprema rimskoga vojnika u prvo doba carstva', Vjestnik Hrvatskoga Arheoloskoga Drustva (Zagreb) n.s. 11, 145-240 (S. 27)

Intercisa, Hungary - Szabo 1986, 'Le casque romain d'Intercisa - recente trouvaille du Danube', Studien zu den Militärgrenzen Roms III, 421

Karaagach, Bulgaria - Velkov, I. 1928-29: 'Neue Grabhügel aus Bulgarien', Bulletin de l'Institut d'Archéologie Bulgare 5, 13-55

Bumbesti, Romania - Petculescu, L. and Gheorghe, P. 1979: 'Coiful roman de la Bumbesti', Studii si Cervetari de Istorie Veche 30, 603-6

Dacia (I forgot the exact location) - potential cheek piece, Petculescu, L. 1982: 'Obrazare de coifuri Romane din Dacia', Acta Musei Napocensis 19, 291-300

Breda - Bredase Akkers, 4000 jaar bewoningsgeschiedenis op de rand van zand en klei. C.W. Koot, R. Berkvens. RAM102 Breda 2004. ISBN: 90-5799-056-3. Discussed here link from old RAT

There is another helmet classified in Robinson as a parade helmet which appears to be conical or parabolic so may fall in this category, I believe from Bulgaria (Ostrov?).

Petculescu mentions the Bumbesti helmet in an article on the equipment of Roman archers which I believe was published in the proceedings of the Vienna LIMES proceedings but the citation does not appear to be correct.

I have not found any other reference to the Bumbesti helmet, hence my post. If anybody can add more helmets to the above list, I would be equally grateful.

[Peroni]

There's photos of the archers helmet here...scroll down

http://www.romanarmy.net/hamians.htm

[jho]

Thank you for the link to the photos of the Karaagach and Dahovo helmets and the interesting article!

[Berbescu]

Can anybody help me with a copy of the following article:

Petculescu, L. and Gheorghe, P. 1979: 'Coiful roman de la Bumbesti', Studii si Cervetari de Istorie Veche (SCIVA) 30, 603-6

or any other source/information on the Bumbesti helmet?

I ordered SCIVA 30 from my local library but the article isn't there so I presume the citation is not correct but I am unable to find the correct citation.

The citation is correct except that you need to specify "number 4" (of volume 30). Perhaps you got a copy of number 1.

Anyway, here is the article. It's very short and only has 2 low quality photos. I hope it helps though. Let me know if you need something else.


Ioan

[jho]

This is extremely helpful.

Thank you very much and LAUS to you.

[Berbescu]

Here are bigger versions of the photos.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

That could almost be a pylos type helmet......