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Graeco-etrusca helmet from Gaulish cemetery
Graeco-etrusca helmet from Gaulish cemetery
Object Number 2004.24.17418
Display Title Graeco-etrusca helmet from Gaulish cemetery
Descriptions
Object Description 5th-3rd centuries B.C. Graeco-Etrusca Helmet from Gaulish cemetery, probable prototype of pointed Celtic helmet. Italy: Montefortino. 3.5 x 5. Taken by: F.P. Orchard July 1944. From; "Manuel d'Archeologie Prehistorique Celtique et Gallo-Romaine," par Joseph Dechelette. "Archeologie Celtique ou Protohistorique, Second Age du Fer," p. 1161, FIg. 488, 2 only.
Subject
  • Headgear
  • Greek
  • Headwear
  • Cemetery
  • Helmet
Department Photographic
Date July 1944
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
  • Classical
  • Greek
  • Etruscan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Italy / <State> / <County> / Montefortino
Materials Negative, nitrate
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)

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