Illustration
This bronze helmet has a crest with detachable horns shaped like horse-headed sea-monsters. The origin is unclear, it is perhaps a Messapian helmet from southern Italy. Circa 325-275 BCE.
Castellani Collection, Bronze 2824, British Museum, London, UK.
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