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Does anyone know if the ancient Greeks etched or carved their helmets artistically? I know the Romans and Vikings did elaborate embellishments on theirs but I have never seen it on Corinthian style helmets. Only Alexander's lion helmet. If you can display any examples it would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Hey Joe!
There is an older thread "New Apulo-Corinthian helmet" in the greek reenactment section. That shows a recreated helmet and its ancient counterpart. Latter one shows at the edges signs of carving.
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Those examples seem very rudimentary for such an artistic culture. Does anyone else have possibly finer examples?
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I would be careful in regard of what is cast and what is embossed.
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Agreed.
I think Joe meant to say embossed since he mentioned "Alexander's lion helmet" (which is based only on carved relief, IIRC).
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It can be anything that's decorative on the helmet. I own a helmet and wanted to personalize it. Any pictures you can post would be appreciated.
Thanks again,
Joe