Auxiliary Cavalry H Heddernheim Helmet

[Sassanid]

A quick question on the above helmet to help with a reconstruction I am having made. I know the helmet bowl is iron with copper alloy decoration, but is that also the case for the cheekpieces as well?<br>
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I suspect it is, but I could do with confirmation. Maybe someone has seen the original and seen the inside of the cheekpieces.<br>
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Many thanks in advance if you can help.<br>
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Andrew<br>
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[Daniel S Peterson]

Andrew,<br>
if you are referring to the one decorated with serpents, the (one) surviving cheekpiece is cupric alloy, with engraved Victory and delicately embossed hair pattern. I have handled this piece and have silicon molds taken directly off the original in Frankfurt.<br>
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Dan <p></p><i></i>

[Sassanid]

Hi Dan,<br>
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Yes thank you, that is the one. The one with the serpent decoration and one remaining cheekpiece. Did I really write that?<br>
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So if I understand you correctly the cheekpiece is solid cupric alloy. Perhaps I should have suspected as much. After all a solid cupric alloy cheekpiece from a very similar helmet was found at South Shields only a mile or so from where I am typing this now.<br>
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On my reconstruction the L/H cheekpiece will have a mirror image of the R/H one. On the South Shields one though, I suspect the image would have different on the R/H cheekpiece. One showing Castor, the other Pollox.<br>
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Andrew<br>
<p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p200.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=sassanid@romanarmytalk>Sassanid</A> at: 3/18/05 5:23 pm<br></i>