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| Name: |
Agen-Port APA 01 (Agen) |
| Robinson type: |
Agen-Port A |
| Findspot: |
From a well on the Plateau de l’Ermitage, Agen, Lott-et-Garonne (FRA) |
| Date: |
Middle 1st century BC |
| Now kept: |
Musée d’Agen. Lott-et-Garonne (FRA) |
| Dimensions: |
L, 215mm; W, 180mm (internal measurments) |
| Discuss on RAT: |
http://www.roma...wforum.php?f=45 |
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Remarks
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Iron. A deep, rounded bowl, with vertical sides. This flares into a brim all around the helmet.
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The neck guard is embossed with two semi-circular steps.
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Just above the bowl is embossed an horizontal rib of triangular cross section.
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The cheek piece hinges are attached by two rivets each, between the brim and the embossed rib.
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This helmet shows considerable damage to the bowl and the neck guard.
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The plume holder takes the form of a vertical tube attached by rivets to a circular flanged base in the centre of the crown.
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Photo, (c) Sylvain Lamotte
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| References: |
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Robinson, H.R (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", Arms & Armour Press, p.42-3, No.90.
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Coutil, L. (1912), "Le Casque d'Or Orné d'Emaux et le Casque en Fer de Notre-Dame-du-Vaudreuil. Etude Comparative des Casques Gaulois", (Paris), p.14
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| Now kept: |
Agen |
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