The Ribchester Helmet

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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A two-piece helmet of embossed bronze consisting of a head piece and a face mask. The scene on the head piece is of a skirmish between infantry and cavalry. Fittings survive on the head piece for a crest-box and a pair of trailing streamers or "manes". This is one of the finest examples of the helmet worn by top cavalry troopers in the colorful cavalry sports events. From Ribchester, Lancashire, UK. Roman, late 1st to early 2nd century CE. The British Museum, London.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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