A bronze helmet of Apulian-Corinthian type, Southern Italy, first half of the 5th century Wrought in one piece out of sheet bronze, the upper half separated and made slightly wider than the sides by an extruded ridge. At the top a bronze fork and the remains of two lateral holders, the forehead with two rows of very high arched ridges set over extremely small almond-shaped eye slits below which a small and slightly protruding "nose". The cheeks engraved with a large and very graceful, well-drawn boar on on each side, the surrounds of the eyes, nose and hel,

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