Caption

Bronze helmet with rectilinear cutouts for the eyes, nose, mouth, and chin; two prominent reinforcements ribs. 550–500 BC, Italy, armament. Height 26 cm, width 19.3 cm, depth 25 cm, weight 0.994 kg., A metal helmet with a rounded dome and extended cheek guards is shown against a plain gray background, exhibiting a mottled surface of green and darker green patina with areas of brown and gray, an uneven texture with spots of lighter green and pale gray, a raised central ridge on the dome, small rounded rivet-like bumps along the lower edge, and a small flared projection at the rear, with the interior visible as darker metal tones and hints of the exterior patina.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_431

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74.6Mb (2.0Mb) / 16.6in x 17.5in / 4977 x 5241 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze helmet rectilinear cutouts eyes nose mouth chin two prominent reinforcements ribs 550–500 Bc Italy armament Height 26 cm width 19.3 cm depth 25 cm weight 0.994 kg metal helmet rounded dome extended cheek guards shown plain gray background exhibiting mottled surface green darker green patina areas brown gray uneven texture spots lighter green pale gray raised central ridge dome small rounded rivet- bumps lower edge small flared projection rear interior visible darker metal tones hints exterior patina.