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title: Etruscan Bronze Helmet
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6357/etruscan-bronze-helmet/
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# Etruscan Bronze Helmet

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## Image File

[![Etruscan Bronze Helmet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6357.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6357.jpg)

## Image Caption

An [Etruscan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Etruscan_Civilization/) [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) helmet, 5th century BCE. Discovered at [Olympia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympia/), it was dedicated there and carries an inscription: 'Hieron, son of Deinomenes, and the Syracusans, \[dedicated\] to [Zeus](https://www.worldhistory.org/zeus/) Etruscan \[spoils\] from Cumae'. Height: 20 cm. (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. B. (2017, February 15). Etruscan Bronze Helmet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6357/etruscan-bronze-helmet/>
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Etruscan Bronze Helmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 15, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6357/etruscan-bronze-helmet/>.
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Etruscan Bronze Helmet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Feb 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6357/etruscan-bronze-helmet/>.

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