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In november i was talking to Peter Liddle the County archaeologist for Leicestershire and he said the majority of the coins were local Coritauvi coins. He also showed me the laser/x ray images of the cheekpieces. I'll email him early next week and see if he'll share the images with this forum as they show alot of detail. With reference to the "bearded man" on one of the cheekpieces, it is belived to represent a parthian and the return of the captured standards from the battle of carrhae.
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Yes, thats the one I mentioned, thanks!
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Quote:In november i was talking to Peter Liddle the County archaeologist for Leicestershire and he said the majority of the coins were local Coritauvi coins. He also showed me the laser/x ray images of the cheekpieces. I'll email him early next week and see if he'll share the images with this forum as they show alot of detail. With reference to the "bearded man" on one of the cheekpieces, it is belived to represent a parthian and the return of the captured standards from the battle of carrhae.
If you could twist his arm that would be GREAT!
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Having seen many of the photos, the silver which is mentioned in the articles constantly eludes me.. I see rust, and a lot of it....
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The scans i've seen show almost an xray image and believe me the details incredible, i'll talk to the man next week.
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All of these articles mention the silver and indeed we do see plenty of rust, the BM have not realy given a very good account about the silver.
However form an experience point of view I would say that the figures we see are the silver uncleaned and it may well be repousse (raised relief) from the weight aspect.
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I thought the x-rays were already out in a blogg somewhere?
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I just remembered reading an article in a magazine a month or two after the auction, so I guess there was some initial discussion on the helmet shortly after the whole affair, but there seems to be nothing out there now- not even discussion on the significance of the find itself, never mind the circumstances surrounding its finding and its sale.
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I must correct my earlier post:
It appears that a seventh cheek piece was assembled from fragments found together with the helmet. Also, we need not discuss the context of deposition further, it has been now been established:
"a selection of Roman helmets had been given to the tribe by the invading Romans" and they decided they had no use for them, so they buried them:
http://leicestershiremuseums.wordpress.c...-thickens/
Why didn't I think of that?
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The tribespeople, not being in posession of their heads,
had no use for these objects.... :roll:
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I would like to know if after ten years of what might be considered a good piece of restoration, has any archaeologist or conservator come up yet with a complete write up or paper on this helmet and so many cheek plates for we appear to be getting this story just a little bit at a time.
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It is now getting silly... How can anyone know why the helmets were
a: given to the tribesmen
b: discarded because they did not see any use for them
A votive context I could imagine, but not this.
Next thing we will hear is that king Arthur buried them.
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