VIKING FOUR-PLATE IRON SPANGENHELM-TYPE HELMET
VIKING FOUR-PLATE IRON SPANGENHELM-TYPE HELMET
Ca. AD 900 - 1099.
A Spangenhelm-type helmet comprised of four pieces of iron, riveted to form a slightly pointed bowl shape. For similar see: De. Vries, K., 2012. Medieval Military Technology. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. For similar, but with nasal guard, see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 29.158.32.
Size: 200mm x 235mm; Weight: 1.01kg
Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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VIKING FOUR-PLATE IRON SPANGENHELM-TYPE HELMET
Ca. AD 900 - 1099.
A Spangenhelm-type helmet comprised of four pieces of iron, riveted to form a slightly pointed bowl shape. For similar see: De. Vries, K., 2012. Medieval Military Technology. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. For similar, but with nasal guard, see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 29.158.32.
Size: 200mm x 235mm; Weight: 1.01kg
Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.