Bronze Helmet of Corinthian Type in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 2018

Bronze helmet of Corinthian type

Period: Archaic

Date: 6th–5th century B.C.

Culture: Greek

Medium: Bronze

Dimensions: H.: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)

Classification: Bronzes

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920

Accession Number: 20.51.1

This was the most common helmet worn by Greeks for hoplite (heavy infantry) warfare. Additional equipment typically included a cuirass (body armor), greaves (shin guards), a circular shield, a thrusting spear, and a short sword. This helmet is said to be from Olympia.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250921