10-31-2012, 09:59 PM
This is a Pompeji type helmet. This type is the transitional type between the "bug eyed" Chieti type and the later Berlin type.
In contrast to the Berlin type the brim does not reach down to the shoulders yet.
The Berlin helmet doesn't have a certain provenance, but these helmets can be found in iconography starting in the 2nd century AD.
Earlier types still seem to have been used contemporary though. Especially the Hoplomachus and Eques are often shown still using the Chieti type.
In contrast to the Berlin type the brim does not reach down to the shoulders yet.
The Berlin helmet doesn't have a certain provenance, but these helmets can be found in iconography starting in the 2nd century AD.
Earlier types still seem to have been used contemporary though. Especially the Hoplomachus and Eques are often shown still using the Chieti type.
Olaf Küppers - Histotainment, Event und Promotion - Germany
