helmet
- Museum number
- 1891,1117.1
- Description
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Bronze cavalry helmet, tinned.
- Production date
- 1stC
- Dimensions
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Height: 340 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Cavalry combat helmet
Roman Britain, 1st century AD
From Witcham Gravel, Ely, Cambridgeshire
The helmet would have protected the wearer's head with an inner iron head-piece and neck-guard, which are now largely missing. Though the small bosses would have helped deflect blows from weapons, the outer bronze casing is mostly decorative.
A silvery coating of tin was applied to the dome, neck-guard and cheek-pieces, giving a striking contrast with the golden-coloured bronze parts.
The crest box, one cheek-piece and several of the bosses are now missing.
- Location
- On display (G49/dc8)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1993 18 Jun-26 Sep, France, Quimper, Abbaye de Daoloas, Rome face aux Barbes
2021 May 27-Oct 24, London, BM SEG, Nero
2022 22 Jan - 26 Jun, Cambridgeshire, Ely Museum, Margins of Empire: Romans in the fens
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1891,1117.1
