I’m interested in Phrygian helmets before they become associated with personifications of Roma. An earlier blog post talked about a Ptolemaic use, but this one is Italic and v early Hellenistic and thus even better precedence.
Note the griffin on the side and knot of Herakles, tying a diadem or fillet at the front; like my colleague Eduardo who brought this to my attention I too am a fan of the curls!! And want to think about this type of addition along wiht other things like horned helmets and animal helmets and helmets with faces. Notably I don’t see any space for wings or plumes but maybe that is just the photo angle.
Turns out I’ve said a lot about helmets on this blog over the years.
I can’t get Gallica to load at the moment or I’d try to find the official entry and more images for this post.
Liv Mariah Yarrow 
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