Another new Graham Sumner book?

[Medicus matt]

I believe that Mr. D'Amato is referring to the fragments published in Malcolm Lyne, Late Roman helmet fragments from Richborough, Journal of Roman Military Equipment Studies 5.

These are three strips of metal which Lyne very tentatively reconstructs as the brow band, crest holder and crest decoration of a non-metallic helmet. I have a picture of the find (not the complete article) on my hard drive and could email it to you if you PM me your email address.

Sorry, I'm aware of the helmet...it was the statement that it was a leather helmet with metal fittings that came as a surprise. What evidence is there for that or is it conjecture based on there being a lack of any metallic bowl elements?