Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · other

Helmet

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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-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

The image shows a metal helmet displayed on a stand, with a rounded dome and a chainmail aventail hanging over the lower front and sides.

A dark, domed bronze/iron helmet is photographed front-on on a rectangular base stand. The top forms a smooth hemisphere with visible surface pitting. A horizontal band/plate wraps around the lower front edge of the dome. From the front and sides hang interlinked metal rings forming a chainmail curtain (aventail) that covers the lower face area; additional side/neck protection plates are visible on the right side. No decorative reliefs or inscriptions are clearly legible on the helmet plates. There is no clearly identifiable hieroglyphic/Greek/Coptic/Arabic text in the image.

unclear Late Antique Period (as catalogued) good
Materials metal helmet (bronze/iron unclear)chainmail of metal rings

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Metal

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.1600E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 118125 tier-2
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