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Celtic Parade Helmet
A Celtic parade helmet in bronze and iron covered in gold with coral inlay, c. 350 BCE. Found buried in a cave in Agris, western France. It is a fine example of the use of vegetal motifs in ancient Celtic art. (Bernisches...
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Samnite Gladiator Helmet
A 1st century CE bronze gladiator helmet of the Samnite class. Roman gladiator helmets were richly decorated and plumed with ostrich or peacock feathers. This relatively plain example has the embossed head of Hercules at...
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Samurai Helmet
A samurai helmet with facemask in metal. First half of the 17th century CE. (Asian Art Museum, San Francisco)
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Etruscan Bronze Helmet
An Etruscan bronze helmet, 5th century BCE. Discovered at Olympia, it was dedicated there and carries an inscription: 'Hieron, son of Deinomenes, and the Syracusans, from Cumae'. Height: 20 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Pointed Bronze Helmet from Urartu
This bronze helmet is decorated with a pattern of dots and crooks ending in bull's heads, which frame the Urartian versions of the Egyptian sun-disc. The pointed shape was designed to deflect arrows. Holes around...
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Sychtian Gold Helmet
Ceremonial helmet of a Scythian ruler. 4th century BCE. Found in 1988 near Zrubne village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine.
Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine, Kyiv.
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Kalkriese face mask for Roman cavalry helmet
This military face mask is one of the most exceptional finds at the Kalkriese battle grounds. As 'The Kalkriese Type' it stands as the prime example for masks with a small face, the eyes are not particularly...
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Cavalry Helmet Face Mask
Golden Cavalry Face-Mask Helmet (Type Ribchester), found on the bed of the Corbulo Canal (Fossa Corbulonis) near the Roman fort of Matilo (modern Leiden, Netherlands), dating from 80-125 CE. (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden...
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Medieval Azerbaijani Helmet, State of Atabegs
Medieval Azerbaijani helmet related to the period of Eldiguzids, State of Atabegs (12th century).
National Museum of Art, Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Warring States Helmet
A bronze helmet from the Yin state. Warring States Period (481-221 BCE).