A helmet made from two hammered bronze sheets, each with a flange to the upper edge and overlap at the flange and brim; the flanges beaten to form the crest, the brim overlap pierced front and back by two round-section spikes; a band of holes to the brim and one offset above on each side.

PROVENANCE:
Property of a German gentleman; formerly in an old Bavarian collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. an ornate example from Etruria in the British Museum, based on a Central European model, with accession number GR 1968.6-27.1.