Dear friends
Is it there someone who can tell us a little more about this Hellenic type of helmet!
Where this artifact has been found and what is its history?
Thank you in advance
Lucius Campanius Verecundus Signifer Legio quarta Scythica
A.K.A. Yordan Kolchev
Good morning,
if you have familiarity with French I can recommend to look the new edition of the book: Casques Antiques - Les Visages De La Guerre, De Mycènes À La Fin De L'empire Romain of Michel Feugère.
It is very precise and synthetic and you will certainly find references for the attic helmet
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Quote:Is there someone who can tell us a little more about this Hellenic type of helmet...?
Hi Lucius
Your helmet looks very Macedonian. I'm sure I've seen something like this as the model for phalangite helmets of about the time of the Battle of Pydna. The flange has the folded cloth look of a Boeotian helmet. The molded or beaten decoration of a triangle, peaking over the brow and "scrolling to stylized volutes at either side[1]" of the head has always fascinated me.
[1] Not my words and can't find source immediately.