Caucasian helmet
| Caucasian helmet | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Protective weapon |
| Designations: | Caucasian helmets, Caucasian type helmets |
| Use: | helmet |
| Region of origin / author: |
Caucasus , armourers |
| Distribution: | Caucasian area |
| Overall length: | about 50 cm (height), about 15 cm (diameter) |
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A Caucasian helmet is a protective weapon from the Caucasus.
description
A Caucasian helmet is usually made of steel. The shapes of the helmet bowl vary, it can be round and bowl-shaped, round and tapering at the top, or in the shape of a pointed helmet. At the lower edge there is a very long curtain made of chain mesh, which is common for this type . This curtain covers the entire face and in some versions is slit at the front or has cutouts for the ears. Generally, a thick, padded leather cap is worn under these helmets, which lifts the helmet a few centimeters above the head. Most of the helmets are simply made, but there are also decorated versions that are decorated with gold inlays ( niello ). The extra-long curtain made of chain mesh is unique in this form for helmets.
literature
- Tamás Dezsö: Near Eastern helmets of the Iron Age (= BAR. International Series 992). J. and E. Hedges, Oxford 2001, ISBN 1-84171-193-4 , pp. 97, 110.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times. With an Introduction by Donald J. LaRocca. Courier Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 50.