Caption

Bronze helmet, 4th–3rd century BC, Italy, armament; height 27 cm without cheek guards, width 19.8 cm, depth 24 cm, weight 0.738 kg without cheek guards, A pair of large, irregularly shaped metal plates with rounded lower edges are shown against a gray background, each plate displaying patinated surfaces in shades of brown, green, and blue with darker mottled areas; the left plate has a few raised oval bumps near its top and a small hole near its lower edge, while the right plate mirrors the left in shape with similar raised areas and small holes and shows patches of bluish-green corrosion; to the right of the pair floats a small, separate metal fragment that is golden-brown with a short protruding piece.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_445

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65.6Mb (1.2Mb) / 20.0in x 12.7in / 6000 x 3824 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bronze helmet 4th–3rd century BC Italy armament height 27 cm cheek guards width 19.8 cm depth 24 cm weight 0.738 kg pair large irregularly shaped metal plates rounded lower edges shown gray background plate displaying patinated surfaces shades brown green blue darker mottled areas left plate raised oval bumps near top small hole near lower edge right plate mirrors left shape raised areas small holes patches bluish-green corrosion right pair floats small separate metal fragment golden-brown short protruding piece.