A copy of the Ribchester helmet, is on show in the Landesmuseum, Mainz.
The helmet has a high projecting peak rising to a sharp point. Projections from this take the form of a central lobe with another on either side, followed by single palmettes and then dolphins just forward of the ear guards.
The embossed ornamentation on the skull is in the form of a combat between infantry and cavalry soldiers.
The mask is of a high standard of craftsmanship and attention to detail, for example in the small curls of hair seen below the corona muralis on the brow.
There are two sets of graffiti, in punched dots: (a) on the underside of the neckguard: CARAVI; (b) on the underside eof the flange below the left ear of the visor: CARAV followed by two setting-out dots for the top and bottom of an 'I'.
Photos, (c), Dr. MIke Thomas
References:
Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms & Armour Press), p.112-13, Nos.310-13
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