The spiked griffin crest on this helmet was probably intended to associate the wearer with ferocious mythological beasts and enhance their warlike appearance.
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Details
Title: Bronze Samno-Attic helmet
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 400-300 BC
Type: Antiquity
Rights: Levett Family Collection
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