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Source Description
This helmet with a mask, separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor, in a tomb in northern Greece. The helmet, cast with beaded and incised edges, is of a type possibly developed in the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC and later used in Illyria (a region northwest of Greece) and other foreign lands. The other objects are made of hammered sheet gold.
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Document identity
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14843
label
Illyrian-Type Helmet
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14843
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title
Illyrian-Type Helmet
description
This helmet with a mask, separate nose piece, band, ring, and plaque were found, with other bronze armor, in a tomb in northern Greece. The helmet, cast with beaded and incised edges, is of a type possibly developed in the Peloponnese in the 7th century BC and later used in Illyria (a region northwest of Greece) and other foreign lands. The other objects are made of hammered sheet gold.
provenance
[Tomb in Chalkidike, Northern Greece]; Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1964, by purchase.
date
6th century BCE (Archaic)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
helmets
armor
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cm
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24
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19
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25
dimensionsRaw
9 7/16 x 7 1/2 x 9 13/16 in. (24 x 19 x 25 cm)
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Greek
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Archaic
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bronze
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none
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