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The Witcham Gravel helmet is a Roman auxiliary cavalry helmet from the first century AD. Only the decorative copper alloy casing remains; an iron core originally fit under the casing, but has now corroded away. The cap, neck guard, and cheek guards were originally tinned, giving the appearance of a silver helmet encircled by a gold band. The helmet's distinctive feature is the presence of three hollow bosses, out of an original six, that decorate the exterior. No other Roman helmet is known to have such a feature. They may be a decorative embellishment influenced by Etruscan helmets from the sixth century BC, which had similar, lead-filled bosses, that would have deflected blades.

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rdfs:comment	The Witcham Gravel helmet is a Roman auxiliary cavalry helmet from the first century AD. Only the decorative copper alloy casing remains; an iron core originally fit under the casing, but has now corroded away. The cap, neck guard, and cheek guards were originally tinned, giving the appearance of a silver helmet encircled by a gold band. The helmet's distinctive feature is the presence of three hollow bosses, out of an original six, that decorate the exterior. No other Roman helmet is known to have such a feature. They may be a decorative embellishment influenced by Etruscan helmets from the sixth century BC, which had similar, lead-filled bosses, that would have deflected blades. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Cambridgeshire Quimper Royal Archaeological Institute Solder University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology The Academy (periodical) Copper Roman Armour from Britain Archaeological discoveries in the United Kingdom 1870s archaeological discoveries Fen Peat Augustus Wollaston Franks British Museum Individual helmets Tin H. Russell Robinson Adriatic Sea 1st-century works Roman archaeology Etruscan civilization Romano-British objects in the British Museum Iron Archaeological artifacts Lead Picenum Society of Antiquaries of London Metropolitan Museum of Art Occipital bone Ancient Roman helmets Witcham Repoussé and chasing Tinning 1st century AD dbr:Abbaye_de_Daoloas
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alt	Colour photograph of the Witcham Gravel helmet (en)
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location	British Museum
material	Iron, tin, copper alloy (en)
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has abstract	The Witcham Gravel helmet is a Roman auxiliary cavalry helmet from the first century AD. Only the decorative copper alloy casing remains; an iron core originally fit under the casing, but has now corroded away. The cap, neck guard, and cheek guards were originally tinned, giving the appearance of a silver helmet encircled by a gold band. The helmet's distinctive feature is the presence of three hollow bosses, out of an original six, that decorate the exterior. No other Roman helmet is known to have such a feature. They may be a decorative embellishment influenced by Etruscan helmets from the sixth century BC, which had similar, lead-filled bosses, that would have deflected blades. The helmet was discovered during peat digging in the parish of Witcham Gravel, Cambridgeshire, perhaps during the 1870s. It was said to have been found "at a depth of about four feet", although the exact findspot within Witcham Gravel is unknown; at the time, the parish comprised about 389 acres. The helmet was first published in 1877, when, owned by Thomas Maylin Vipan, it was exhibited to the Society of Antiquaries of London. When Vipan died in 1891, the British Museum purchased it from his estate. It remains in the museum's collection, and as of 2021 is on view in Room 49. (en)
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discovered date	1870.0 (second)
discovered place	Cambridgeshire Witcham
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	1877 in archaeology Sutton Hoo helmet

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