Dimensions Description:
18.8 cm (width) (7 3/8 inches)
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Value: 18.8 Unit: cm
Type: width
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Materials and Techniques
Description:
bronze
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Material Name: bronze
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Subject Matter
Indexing terms:
apparel
helmet
(armor)
griffin
war
ceremonial
object
military
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Descriptive Note
Text: This helmet, with its unusually
elaborate decoration, is a variation of the Chalkidian
type of helmet made in South Italy. The Chalkidian
helmet was lighter and less cumbersome than other
Greek helmets and is distinguished by its hinged cheekpieces.
The decoration of this example includes a griffin
protome on the crest, flanked by wings above the ears.
The spring-like coils just inside the wings originally
would have held feather plumes. The helmet's brow
depicts a diadem and the locks of hair surrounding
it.
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Citation: Paul Getty Museum online Page: accessed 10 March 2005
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Repository Name/Geographic Location:
J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California, United
States) Repository Number:
93.AC.27
