11-20-2009, 05:09 PM
Somehow i get the feeling from the photographs that the armour was cast rather than forged. I get the impression because if you compare the armour to, for example the ribchester parade helmet, the Colchise armour looks less pronounced in its embossing.
I have seen Facemasks in Nijmegen museum and somehow these appear to have a more sophisticated look.
Moreover i think the eyes of the mask are to wide compared to other facemasks i have seen.
Altough my knowledge of roman armour and facemasks is very modest i am more and more under the impression that this is a fake. But it is very well possible that it is a fake from the 18th or 19th century
I have seen Facemasks in Nijmegen museum and somehow these appear to have a more sophisticated look.
Moreover i think the eyes of the mask are to wide compared to other facemasks i have seen.
Altough my knowledge of roman armour and facemasks is very modest i am more and more under the impression that this is a fake. But it is very well possible that it is a fake from the 18th or 19th century
Maarten