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Artefact Investigation

What is a cornthinian helmet

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

ARTEFACT INVESTIGATION

THE CORINTHIAN HELMET

WHAT IS IT?

  • he corinthian helmet has been around for hundreds of years. It was made with bronze or brass and used in war

SOME SPECIAL FEATURES ABOUT THIS ARTEFACT

  • They were commonly custom made and lined with leather for comfort
  • It was also frequently occupied a place of honour in the home
  • It was given to there sons as a thing to signify the arrival of man hood
  • They were heavily decorated with gods, animals, patterns, and stories.

Here is a Corinthian helmet

WHEN AND HOW WAS IT MADE

  • The helmet was traditionally made with a single peace of brass or bronze and hammered into place under very hot temperatures
  • It was made between 750 b.p to about 350 b.p

WHO CREATED IT

  • The Greeks created the helmet
  • The Greek civilisation was separated into city states that were named after a Greek god who "protect them"
  • Land was the most important source of wealth in the city states it was also an infinite supply, the growth in population forced out many of the people to start there own city states , by the end of the seventh century BC there were more than 1,500 city states.

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