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title: Celtic Helmet, British Museum
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10841/celtic-helmet-british-museum/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Celtic Helmet, British Museum

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## Image File

[![Celtic Helmet, British Museum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10841.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10841.jpg)

## Image Caption

A peaked [copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/)-alloy helmet decorated in [La Tene](https://www.worldhistory.org/La_Tene_Culture/) style. This style of helmet inspired the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) "coolus" type helmet, which was one of the more common helmets used by Roman soldiers until its gradual replacement by the so-called "Imperial helmet" beginning in the 2nd Century CE. The helmet was made in [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/) c. 50 - 150 BCE, and is now in the British Museum

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, B. (2019, June 04). Celtic Helmet, British Museum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10841/celtic-helmet-british-museum/>
### Chicago
Museum, British. "Celtic Helmet, British Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 04, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10841/celtic-helmet-british-museum/>.
### MLA
Museum, British. "Celtic Helmet, British Museum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Jun 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10841/celtic-helmet-british-museum/>.

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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=600629001&objectId=1394288&partId=1) by [**British Museum**](https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=600629001&objectId=1394288&partId=1). Submitted by [Jeffrey King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/koenig20054u/ "User Page: Jeffrey King"), published on 04 June 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.