Caption

Bronze helmet, 4th–3rd century BC, Italy, armament; materials: bronze; height 27 cm without cheek guards, width 19.8 cm, depth 24 cm, weight 0.738 kg without cheek guards., The image shows a metal helmet with a rounded dome and a small vertical protrusion on top ending in a forked shape; the surface of the helmet displays a mottled patina in shades of green, brown, and dark gray with a small irregular lighter spot. The lower edge of the helmet features a scalloped outline with decorative raised ridges and curved metal bands, and there are small hooked or looped metal fittings at the bottom edges. The background is a smooth, light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_436

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Rights managed

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86.6Mb (1.0Mb) / 16.8in x 20.0in / 5043 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze helmet 4th–3rd century BC Italy armament materials bronze height 27 cm cheek guards width 19.8 cm depth 24 cm weight 0.738 kg image metal helmet rounded dome small vertical protrusion top ending forked shape surface helmet displays mottled patina shades green brown dark gray small irregular lighter spot lower edge helmet features scalloped outline decorative raised ridges curved metal bands small hooked looped metal fittings bottom edges background smooth light gray.