Miniature Helmets

ANCIENT GREEK WARRIOR’S HELMET.

Handmade, painted with metal oxidation patina. The helmet was a protective head covering that was part of the soldiers’ defense equipment.The helmets were originally made of animal skins.And in the process evolved into bronze and often had a horsetail at the top.

Over the years, the designs changed. The warriors who returned victorious from the battlefields, showed their gratitude to Zeus, by offering their weapons (the so-called medals).  That is the reason that ,at some particular temples of gods,archaeologists found a lot  of weaponry.

The corinthian helmet appears for the first time in the 7th century b.c. and is known to this day as the pre-eminently ancient greek war helmet.  It was widely spread beyond the geographical borders of ancient greece.  The art of its construction required great skill, as the helmets of kings, generals, were decorated with various representations, and had a rich horse mane.