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Graham Sumner Offline
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01-12-2015, 03:12 AM
Hi

Another case of the unhelpful picture credit or source!

Does anyone know what monument the following sculpture of a helmet is from? The picture caption say's it is of the god Mars from around 100 A.D. but that is all.

Thanks for any help.

Graham.


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01-12-2015, 08:28 AM
That should be the Mars from the cancelleria reliefs.

You can do a google image search and will find high-res pics of the reliefs.
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01-12-2015, 08:40 AM
http://www.rome101.com/Topics/Cancelleria/
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No reconstruendum => No reconstruction.

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01-12-2015, 01:47 PM
Thanks chaps!

Graham.
"Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream" Edgar Allan Poe.

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01-01-2022, 04:36 AM
Hi Graham,
I read some of your comments about ear guards being for psychological purposes rather than protective on another thread. I created this account just to have a way to reach out to you. Could you email me? I am writing a book that includes an allusion to the Roman's military helmet (I have absolutely no background in or real depth of knowledge about this topic) and I was wondering if you could expound on that thought for me. Does psychological mean for blocking out enemies verbal threats? Where can I find more information about these metal guards being added later, rather than present in an original design?

My email is [email protected]. I am more likely to see a reply there than on this website.

Thank you in advance for ANY help!
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