Bronze Helmet
Artist: Iron Age
Location: British Museum
Date: 8th Century BC
Materials: bronze
Dimensions: 35 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,000 (Total: £5,000)
Vendor: Spink
Review number: 2317 (1968)
Provenance:
Believed to have been found at Vulci, Italy.
Description:
Villanovan type helmet with pointed crown and ogee crest. Made of hammered sheet-metal in 2 parts, joined by folding one edge over the other but rivetted together at the forehead and nape. Early Iron Age, probably imported from the Danube region.
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