05-16-2014, 08:50 PM
Quote:A Niederbieber/Heddernheim type!This is (or would be if this bloody system would allow me to attach it) a close-up of the helmet that I took in 1976:
I sent a copy to H. Russell Robinson, suggesting that it looked like a cavalry helmet. He replied, "The helmet is not a cavalry one but a very simplified version of a legionary hat with the brow reinforce run into the back ridges. This is a common error made by sculptors, even the most competent." This is (or would be) his rough sketch of what the helmet should have been:
Quote:I wonder if the Bucinator is the same as the Tubicen?The short answer is, "No".
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)