New Late Roman Helmet from the Fernpass, Austria

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I am not telling that you aren't right about this one, Stuart, but base rings or brow bands are usually attached to the bowl halves by the inside :?

aren't late roman ridge helms usually constructed in two halves?

This one isn't, so it doesn't appear to be an average helm where average rule of thumbs apply.

You just have to look at the nasal, there is a huge gap between the eye pieces, and what exists of the helm, this had to be riveted on to something solid, it wasn't just hanging there, so whatever the case, the brow band was atleast that deep, to cover the gap from the bottom of the bowl, to the bottom of the eye guard. This appears to be the exact same depth of remaining material at the back, so it couldn't serve as a neck guard, because it wouldn't protrude from the brow band, because the brow band had to be atleast that depth.

I am afraid that I do not have any new information on this helmet, just more speculation:

I am not sure what gap is referred to above. The Nasal appears to fit neatly below the end of the central ridge. You can see a tiny bit of what appears to be an outer rim similar to the Worm Intercisa helmet. The ridge leaves enough room for the nasal to be attached directly to the helmet bowl.

The upper extension of the nasal would have extended upwards and, if I observe correctly, a symmetrical extension appears to have borken of on the other side. This may well be archaeological proof of the strange helmet decoration believed to represent the CORNUTI as shown on Constantine's arch ?!?