Identifying a Helmet

[Urselius]

Byzantine armour was greatly influenced by developments in Central Asia - through mediation of the Sarmatians/Alans, Avars, Khazars, Magyars, Pechenegs etc. There was probably very little structural difference between the Byzantine and Seljuq helmets worn at Manzikert. Decoration would be a different matter - a number of extant Byzantine helmets, and Russian helmets probably derivative of Byzantine types, have overtly religious decoration.