It was similar to the chalcidian helmet but lacked a nose guard.
Attic chalcidian helmet.
Late chalcidian bronze helmet early 4th century bcan unconventional local variant of a chalcidian helmet with a bowl composed of two halves.
The attic helmet was similar to the chalcidian helmet but lacked a nose guard.
It was similar to the chalcidian helmet but lacked a nose guard although in greece itself its use was not as widespread as the corinthian or phrygian types the attic helmet.
A chalcidian helmet or chalcidian type helmet was a helmet made of bronze and worn by ancient warriors of the hellenic world especially popular in greece in the fourth and fifth centuries bc.
In fact no examples of this type of helmet have been found in greece let alone in athens.
In greece the corinthian and phrygian types were mostly used.
A chalcidian helmet or chalcidian type helmet was a helmet made of bronze and worn by ancient warriors of the hellenic world especially popular in greece in the fifth and fourth centuries bc.
Although in greece itself its use was not as widespread as the corinthian or phrygian types the attic helmet became very popular in italy where most examples have been found.
Its name is a modern historiographic convention.
The halves formed over a mould and connected by rivets.
A ceremonial attic helmet from southern italy ca.
The attic helmet was a type of helmet that originated in classical greece and was widely used in italy and the hellenistic world until well into the roman empire.
Although in greece itself its use was not as widespread as the corinthian or phrygian types the attic helmet became very popular in italy where most examples have been found.
With the passage of time such cheek pieces became more elaborate with bridges across the jaw thereby almost resulting in a mask like arrangement as pictured above.
The greeks especially the macedonians used cheek pieces that could be attached to the main helm much like the chalcidian and attic helmets.
The helmet was also worn extensively in the greek southern parts of italy in the same period.
The helmet is thought to have developed in turn into the attic helmet a chalcidian sub type which is iconic of classical soldiers.
Chalcidian type helmet circa 500 bce exhibit in the walters art gallery baltimore.
The attic helmet was similar to the chalcidian helmet but lacked a nose guard.
Attic helmets the attic helmet was a type of helmet that originated in classical greece and was widely used in italy and the hellenistic world until well into the roman empire.
The helmet was also worn extensively in the greek southern parts of italy in the same period.
From attic to phrygian.
