Helmet
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Roman Caption: Roman. Helmet, 7th century C.E.. Bronze, iron, 11 5/8 x 7 1/16 x Diam. 25 1/16 in. (29.5 x 18 x 63.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1600E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Ancient metal helmet with chain mail attached.
The image depicts an ancient metal helmet featuring a domed top and attached chain mail covering for protection of the face and neck. The helmet has a rugged, worn appearance indicative of age and use in battle. Notable are the riveted seams connecting the metal plates and the intricate chain mail links. The style suggests practical military use.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1600E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118125 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.