Helmet
Date4th Century BC
Object PlaceThrace, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumSilver
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Dimensions7 1/16 × 9 7/16 inches (18 × 24 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Sarah Bacon Hill Fund
Object number56.18
DescriptionHelmet with raised decoration of chased and engraved details. Conical in shape with a square face opening and scalloped edges. The cheeckpieces are decorated with figures of a horned animal and bird of prey grasping a hare. The sides and back have a rosette and vine pattern. The forehead band is decorated with eyes under curling brows with a vertical strip. Bands of feathers and scallops frame the front panel and encircle the back. Ears are represented at the sides.On View
On viewLocations
- Treatment Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Conservation, Fine Art
c. 1880
1430/1460
late19th Century
1860-1868
1880/1900
c. 1605
19th Century
1st Century AD
6th/7th Century
5th Century BC
late 15th/early 16th Century
c. 1880