03-01-2016, 08:46 PM
As described in scientific publications from Mr.Radman the entire helmet is covered with punched decoration.The depicted motifs are mostly floral, wreaths, vine shoots and “S” forms motifs so familiar from the scutum by fresco of Orange.
Due to the strong corrosion of the helmet almost 80% of the punched “points” decoration scheme is unknown. I had to interpret to recreate part of the decoration ,of course I followed the visible lines on which I managed to made drawings and scheme during my visit in the Archaeological Museum of Zagrveb.
Once I reflect on what I saw and what I read my conclusion are that these hammering small holes with a sharp object (nail), are not made of a master but rather are hammering by centurion himself in the long winter and snowy days when they had a lot of free time. It is possible that some of his subordinate have been entrusted with this "creative task" to decorate his helmet with a sharp object. These points are not a complicated task and do not require any special artistic skills. The only thing needed is a lot of time. To me personally hammering of these thousands of holes it took me 20 days work. This is a slow and frustrating process.
A few more details of the technical process.Partially disassembled base model ,so I can replace parts with some more correctly made one.
Due to the strong corrosion of the helmet almost 80% of the punched “points” decoration scheme is unknown. I had to interpret to recreate part of the decoration ,of course I followed the visible lines on which I managed to made drawings and scheme during my visit in the Archaeological Museum of Zagrveb.
Once I reflect on what I saw and what I read my conclusion are that these hammering small holes with a sharp object (nail), are not made of a master but rather are hammering by centurion himself in the long winter and snowy days when they had a lot of free time. It is possible that some of his subordinate have been entrusted with this "creative task" to decorate his helmet with a sharp object. These points are not a complicated task and do not require any special artistic skills. The only thing needed is a lot of time. To me personally hammering of these thousands of holes it took me 20 days work. This is a slow and frustrating process.
A few more details of the technical process.Partially disassembled base model ,so I can replace parts with some more correctly made one.
