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Helm Strap in Athena\'s statue
Dan Diffendale Offline
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09-04-2006, 04:06 PM
Quote:since this an arming cap that one on athena is definetely a strap showing

I think the problem here is that this stele is not complete -- the top is missing, and he's supposed to have a helmet on his head.
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09-05-2006, 07:01 AM
u mean it could be the helm-part and they painted it wrong.damn!
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09-05-2006, 04:20 PM
Ulpius is right. The figure used to have a helmet from the tomb of Aristion. You could see the complete work in "Bunte Götter" (coloured gods) ISBN: 3-933200-08-3
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