Roman Attic Helmet

[AntonivsMarivsCongianocvs]

I really did my best and used only actual ancient examples of Roman motif and based a great deal on the sculptures of the Praetorian Guard, such as the thunderbolt/lightening bolt cheek guard, the laurel crown around the helmet, and the wreaths in the back... although the attic helmet at the Louver only has one wreath... I did three.

Unfortunately, no original attic helmet has ever been found so I only have sculptures to reference.

It is challenging without physical examples or 'finds' but, the last thing I wanted to do was over-embellish or make something up from whole-cloth. I figured if I stuck with only known examples in ancient art, sculpture, and coins, and stuck with decorations that were typically used in ancient Rome, I wouldn't stray too far from a true Roman motif.

For example, I didn't just add any eagle to my visor, I based it on a known example of an eagle from the Roman Empire.