Picture 1 has been rotated slightly to even up the...

2010-10-11T11:22:46.156-07:00

Picture 1 has been rotated slightly to even up the eyes, look at the neckguard though.

Picture 2 well, could that mask fit over that face? No room for the nose. The helmet is in fact smaller than the heads of most of the Christie's people pictured with it.

Picture 3 shows the griffin tipping forward and the back of its 'footplate' detached from the crown of the head in a way which makes it impossible to imagine the two were soldered together at least in that state (and remember the crest was found intact as was the griffin, see the photo above). Four, you can see how the restorer has filled that gap with green goo (polyfilla?) and there are the two loops that are so oddly sited, the one at the front in particular.

Four pictures which raise questions about the story we have all had foisted on us about this thing.

Have you seen these pictures? They may hole more c...

2010-10-11T11:11:04.808-07:00

Have you seen these pictures? They may hole more clues for you.

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Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Crosby Garrett helmet: What an odd state to be in

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