Description: You are buying this silvered mask only with gold turreted work at the top. This type of mask was worn by either a Roman Standard Bearer or Signifer but it was also worn by the Roman Masked Sports Cavalry. The Cult of the Imperial Family images with the Roman Emperor and his wife reflect to a higher degree of accuracy I believe with the already existing style of the original Roman work where the winged cherubs (so identified by the original British interpretation of the mask) and small heads and seated figures can be seen on the turreted wall and beside it on either side of the central device. It can be argued that the other figures already seen seated by the turreted wall on either side of the mask could also be members of the Imperial family and if the cherubs not cherubs but are actually winged Victories as they can be seen carrying laurel wreaths as they fly over and towards the central figure, then the possibility of the Emperor being the central device is absolute. It is also notable that I have not been able to find a single Roman cherub in any ancient Roman art medium ever carrying a laurel wreath, whereas winged Victories almost always carry them. Imperial Roman eagles when seen in connection with wreaths are always either seen carrying a laurel in it's beak or having a laurel wrapped wrapped around it's wings. Only the Emperor can be crowned by Victory herself as Roman coinage and Imperial marble reliefs reflect, thus reflecting his omnipresence on the battle field in any Roman victory, whether or not an Imago is there or not. Images of the Imperial family on Roman armor, Roman weapons and other Roman military related equipment like Phalerae are well documented. The Xanten helmet and the sword of Tiberius to name just two famous pieces of Roman armor displaying the cult of the Imperial Family. A German historian of Roman armor says that the Romans silver tinned almost everything to make it bright and attractive. The turreted wall going across the brow of the face is the Corona muralis or mural crown to us. It is no accident that this is seen above the face as it was most likely really awarded to this soldier during some type of presentation before his piers and possible given to him in the name of the Emperor. The Corona Muralis was a golden crown that looked like a turreted wall. It was circle of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a standard. It is highly unlikely that any Roman solider would be aloud to adorn his helmet with any such device of courage who had not earned it. Similar to many of the laws of modern the modern military which forbid and prohibit the wearing of metal in public that you had not earned. While it is not an offence to own modern medals which have not been awarded to you, it is illegal under section 197 of the Army Act 1955 to use these to pretend to be a member of the armed forces. Thus you could be arrested today for doing this but in ancient Rome, you may have been stoned to death by fellow soldiers. No padding is included. The mask comes in the silver tinned look as seen. Copies of the original 1798 British paper work study of this helmet can be seen also attached. For Roman standard bearers ( Signifers / Aquilifers ), both wolf skins and bear skins are in stock and available.
Price: 589 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2023-09-27T01:00:20.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
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