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Bronze Helmet, Heraclea, Italy
A bronze helmet with snake crest and cheek-pieces. From the tomb of a warrior, 4th century BCE. Heraclea, southern Italy. (Archaeological Museum of Policoro, Italy)
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Celtic Helmet, 350 BCE
Helmet, iron, Giubiasco, Ticino. Around 350 BCE. Not just warriors: According to biased descriptions by the Romans and Greeks, the Celts were warriors and barbarians. However, finds of rich grave goods such as jewellery and weapons attest...
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Cavalry Face-Mask Helmet
Cavalry Face-Mask Helmet (Type Nijmegen-Kops Plateau), brass sheet on iron core, dating to the 1st or 2nd century CE. (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, Netherlands)
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Bronze Chalcidian Helmet
Bronze Chalcidian helmet, 6th Century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Piraeus)
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Crested Bronze Helmet, Rutigliano
A crested bronze helmet, Rutigliano (Bari), southern Italy. 430-400 BCE. (National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)
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Colombian Gold Helmet
Gold alloy (tumbaga), 500 BCE - 700 BCE. Colombia. Gold was an important material in ancient Colombia. It had a symbolic association with the creative energy of the Sun. This helmet would not have been used in battle but instead would...
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Japanese Visored Helmet
A bronze visored helmet with gilt decoration. From Nihonmatsuyama Tumulus, Matsuokayoshinozakai, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui, Japan. Kofun Period, 5th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)
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Roman Armor & Weapons
From the days of the hoplites through the creation of the legionary until the fall of the Roman Empire in the west, the Roman army remained a feared opponent, and the Roman legionary's weapons and armor, albeit with minor modifications, remained...
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The Armour of an English Medieval Knight
English medieval knights wore metal armour of iron or steel to protect themselves from archers and the long swords of opponents. From the 9th century CE, chain mail suits gave protection and freedom of movement until solid plate armour became...
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The Gjermundbu Helmet
The Gjermundbu Helmet is the best-preserved Viking helmet in the world. The helmet dates from the latter half of the 10th century CE. Exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo.