Helmet, parade

Description

Iron parade helmet and face mask, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium), late 1st century AD

Museum reference

X.FRA 121

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Helmet, parade, Face mask, parade

Date

Late 1st century

Style / Culture

Romano-British

Materials

Iron, Silver, Tin, Wool

Physical description

Iron; visor mask in form of a human face. Traces remain of silver or tin plating on the outside and a woollen lining inside.

Collection place(s)

Newstead, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Newstead Collection

Exhibitions

• Centenary of the Curle (22 Mar 2007 - 09 Nov 2007)
  Trimontium Museum

Links to other web pages

Canmore Site Record

On display

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