A bronze helmet of Chalcidian type with narrow skull and carinated lower edge above the borow, short neck-guard with flared outer edge, deep lateral sockets for the ears, integral D-shaped lateral extensions to the temples pierced at the lower edge, short nasal extending from a reinforced brow ridge.

PROVENANCE:
Ex Moore collection, Yorkshire, UK; acquired in the 1990s.

FOOTNOTES:
The present helmet does not feature the hinged cheek-pieces normally associated with this type. It was used across the Hellenic world, and remained popular in southern Italy (Apulia).