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Name: Imperial Italic A 2 (Naples)
Robinson type: Imperial Italic A
Findspot: Said to have been found at Herculaneum (ITA)
Date: first half, 1st century AD
Now kept: National Museum, Naples
Dimensions: Unknown
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Remarks

Item details
Remarks:
  • Bronze helmet bowl with a marked step down at the occiput area.
  • The embossed decoration on the brow of the helmet bowl seems to suggest the frontal portion of an 'attic' helmet.
  • The rear neck guard, very small in size, seems to be edged with a bronze strip.
  • The cheek guards are very large and carry several small holes that may have been used to attach a lining of some kind.
References:
  • Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms & Armour Press), p.65, No.151
Now kept: Naples

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