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Name: Auxiliary Cavalry F 1 (Leiden)
Robinson type: Auxiliary Cavalry F
Findspot: From the Rhine at Amerongen, Utrecht Province (NLD)
Date: 2nd century AD
Now kept: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, The Netherlands
Dimensions: H: 285mm; B (including neck guard), 243mm; L: 305mm
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Remarks:
  • Bronze helmet.
  • The peak and transverse reinforcement have been lost.
  • The ear protectors have been raised out of the helmet.
  • A carrying handle was fitted (there are two rivet holes).
  • The bottom three illustrations appear to show that the helmet has been restored, as compared with the photograph in the Robinson publication for this helmet.
References:
  • Robinson, H.R. (1975), "The Armour of Imperial Rome", (Arms & Armour Press), p.98, No.266-8
  • Klumbach, H., (1974), "Römische Helme aus Niedergermanien", (Bonn), p.44 & Taf.31
Now kept: Leiden

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