“THE YELOVTSY OF THEIR HELMETS BRISTLE LIKE FIERY FLAMES”: ON THE CREST DECORATION OF THE HELMET FROM GORODETS
Journal: Nizhnevolzhskiy Arheologicheskiy Vestnik
Year: 2025

The paper is devoted to the analysis and reconstruction of the crest and plume of a medieval helmet from Gorodets (Gorodets Historical and Art Museum Complex, Inv. No. GRM 3397). The crest was studied using X-ray radiography and with comparative analysis of existing analogues among archaeological and iconographic materials. Crests with metal rings on helmets were particularly widespread in the 13th – 15th centuries. They served as fasteners for attaching a helmet ornament in the form of decorati