Mystery of incredibly ornate 2,600-year-old bronze Greek warrior helmet found on seabed

UK Daily Mail ^ | February 29, 2012 | Ted Thornhill

[C19fan]

A bronze Greek warrior helmet dating back to the 6th or 5th century BC has been discovered on the seabed in Haifa Harbour, Israel – but the owner remains a complete mystery. Jacob Sharvit, director of the Marine Archaeology Unit with the Israel Antiquities Authority, said: ‘The gilding and figural ornaments make this one of the most ornate pieces of early Greek armour discovered.’ However, how it ended up on the seabed and who it belonged to remains unknown. One theory is that it belonged to a warrior stationed on one of the warships of the Greek fleet that fought the Persians, who ruled the country at the time.

[Venturer]

It seems simple to me . A land warrior taking a trip on a ship got seasick leaned over the rail to barf and his helmet fell off into the sea.

[SampleMan]

Bronze doesn’t rust.

Bronze corrodes. Ask any sailor that has had to clean it.

[Colorado Cowgirl]

From the movie 300. Messenger: All that God-King Xerxes requires is this: a simple offering of earth and water. A token of Sparta’s submission to the will of Xerxes.
King Leonidas: Submission? Well that’s a bit of a problem.
islam 2012: All that islam requires is this: control of plant earth. A token of America’s submission to the will of allah. Freedom loving Americans: Submission? Well that’s a bit of a problem. America and Israel are today’s SPARTA!

[az_gila]

A bit of work with a body hammer and a bit of Bondo will fix it right up....:^)

[allmendream]

Islam literally means “submission” and I will NOT submit!

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Alexander the Great? He passed though that part of the world on his way to Egypt.

[TexasRepublic]

“A token of Sparta’s submission to the will of Xerxes.”

Demands always start out small and “reasonable”, then incrementalism takes over. The first Federal income tax in 1913 was “only” 1%.

[gundog]

....it is very ornately engraved.

2,600 years in saltwater will "engrave" lots of things.

[gundog]

He passed though that part of the world on his way to Egypt.

So....we gotta find out if he arrived hatless?

[Deb]

I wore something like that with my green sweater. Devastating!

[SunkenCiv]

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Thanks Perdogg. Clearly this isn't a Greek artifact, it was made by hardworking ancient Palestinians in Occupied Palestine. /s Found: Ancient Warrior's Helmet, Owner Unknown (Greek Mercenary Helmet, Circa 600 B.C.) Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution. To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.