09-25-2009, 05:03 PM
Quote:I've wondered too if the shape of the turned-out back 'lip' of such helmets was designed to help hold the helmet in this position- note how it matches the line of the neck just right
I wondered the same thing when I was hunting down an image of a reenactor to show him. In addition, I have always read that the lengthening of the cheek pieces was for greater throat protection. This may be correct, but I also see that it helps in allowing the helmet to be worn up on the head. In effect the later Corinthians are designed to be worn in two different positions. I may be wrong, as I said helmet dating is not my specialty, but I think the Apulo-corinthian appears in the late 6th c- the same time that depictions start to show the helmet worn up on the head. Perhaps there was a general shift in fashion over the 6th c that influenced both artists and helmet makers.
EDIT: Hey Dan, I just reread and saw that you posted this: "It may even have been a design feature of some Corinthians (i.e. those dated after 530 BC)." Has anyone written on this? I think it is interesting enough to post about on my blog, so a source would be great and save me writing and argument.
Paul M. Bardunias
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