Sassanian helmet

[Roxofarnes]

Interesting.
Given the adorning headgear Iranian warriors were to put on their helmets I wonder if that could have been something like that (maybe representing the sun?).

I remember the winged helmet in Osprey`s “Sassanian Elite Cavalry” for an Asavaran of the Pushtighban Royal Guards and the (ceremonial) helmgear of the noblemen shown in the relief of Shapur I triumph in Bishapur.
The idea of helmets with horns I think is especially interesting.

I would supplement it with even more ridiculous supposition made by Raspopova that these elements were of practical value and did not allow the blows to slide on shoulders Yeah - great success let's place the whole energy inside the scull...

That might have been the reason why no helmet of that type did survive

The illustrations of Kaveh's work are not the best part of it...