Helmet
Date:
4th Century BC
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
7 1/16 × 9 7/16 inches (18 × 24 cm)
Credit Line:
Founders Society Purchase, Sarah Bacon Hill Fund
Object number:
56.18
Helmet 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.
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