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Name: Cavalry Sports D 03 (Nijmegen)
Robinson type: Cavalry Sports D
Findspot: Found at Nijmegen on the southern bank of the Waal, under the railway bridge. (NLD)
Date: Ca. 250 AD
Now kept: Museum het Valkhof, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Dimensions: H, 240mm; B (including neck guard), 185mm; L: 220mm
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Remarks

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Remarks:
  • Of silvered bronze, with the remains of an iron skull.
  • The brow band carries five small busts, three female and two male.
  • Found together with some ringlets, some blue beads and cheek guards belonging to another helmet.
References:
  • Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms & Armour Press), p.118, No.339-40
  • Klumbach, H., (1974), "Römische Helme aus Niedergermanien", (Bonn), p.61-2 & Taf.46

Now kept: Nijmegen

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