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Here's a horny Corninthian ( I merged the topics smoothly)
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The helmet itself looks very much like one in Aberdeens Art Gallery, minus the horns, that is...
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This one I believe is in a museum in St. Lous, Missouri.
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Any idea how this helmet would have been made?It can't be one piece,but the joint is not at all visible.
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Did they really wear such helmets in Battle?
I would be very unhappy to have a horned helmet beside me in the Phalanx, that could be a very pain full position.........
Or could it be that these helmets were made for parades or ceremonial occasions?
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There is pottery showing warriors with elaborate helmets.
Please have the patience to look the Greek section.
Members have posted in various thread and reenactors in Spain proved it possible. See the Greek warrior impression thread.
The helmet with the ram crest was probably on the altar Ares.
It is unbalanced to be used in battle.
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But yet,you'd need a reconstruction to see what is wearable or not.Examples are the horned helmets from Spain,that you mentioned,or Philip's iron cuirass that was thought too heavy but it was roved to be usuable...
Strategos,in the thread crests there is a list with all the threads that have to do with crests.
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I look at that Geneva horned helmet, and I see 12 potential inches of added protection either side at the top of the head, and if on a man it would make him seem 12 inches taller.
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Tarbicus,look my avatar.The hoplite on the right is Eduardo from Spain...
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I think welding bronze was a skill not unknown to ancient greeks, but I could be wrong!
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