09-07-2006, 01:14 PM
Avete,omnes,
I must say that the idea of painted helmets seems plausible.
I don't even think it impossible to want eyes in the back
of one's head( the all seeing eye,etc) for a superstitious people.
My problem would be with the paint. Oil paint, as we know it, wasn't
in use until after the renaisance,I believe. Painting techniques
had remained the same for a very long time.
Anyone ever painted a car? Even now,we use special binders
to make the paint adhere to metal lest it be scratched off
very easily.
I like your idea though,Jim.
(p.s. I had a helmet cover in the military in the 80's).
I must say that the idea of painted helmets seems plausible.
I don't even think it impossible to want eyes in the back
of one's head( the all seeing eye,etc) for a superstitious people.
My problem would be with the paint. Oil paint, as we know it, wasn't
in use until after the renaisance,I believe. Painting techniques
had remained the same for a very long time.
Anyone ever painted a car? Even now,we use special binders
to make the paint adhere to metal lest it be scratched off
very easily.
I like your idea though,Jim.
(p.s. I had a helmet cover in the military in the 80's).
Andy Booker
Gaivs Antonivs Satvrninvs
Andronikos of Athens
Gaivs Antonivs Satvrninvs
Andronikos of Athens