05-19-2006, 06:16 PM
No Roman would ever try and disguise a cock-up - it would just be left 'as is'.
The helmet piping from South Cadbury ranged in thickness from 0.2mm to 0.4mm, with the median (and mode) being 0.2mm.
Trim like this was not just decorative, but served to save anybody having to finish the edges of the helmet properly. Easier to get some numpty to cut up and fold over some brass sheet and attach it, rather than spend loads of time finishing the edges.
Mike Bishop
The helmet piping from South Cadbury ranged in thickness from 0.2mm to 0.4mm, with the median (and mode) being 0.2mm.
Trim like this was not just decorative, but served to save anybody having to finish the edges of the helmet properly. Easier to get some numpty to cut up and fold over some brass sheet and attach it, rather than spend loads of time finishing the edges.
Mike Bishop
