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It is described as follows:
"Roman ridge helmet (Berkasovo I), early 4th century AD. Made of iron and sheathed in silver-gilt, it is decorated with glass gems. From the “Berkasovo treasure”, Muzej Vojvodine, Novi Sad (Serbia)"
[Source: http://www.medievalhistories.com/the-helmets-from-sutton-hoo-and-vendel-in-sweden/]
Apparently it's on display at the The Museum of Vojvodina. [http://www.muzejvojvodine.org.rs/index.php/eng/]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Casque_orn%C3%A9_4%C3%A8me_si%C3%A8cle_Mus%C3%A9e_Novi_Sad_Colis%C3%A9e_Rome_Italie.jpg
Another photo of this helmet here: https://flic.kr/p/gjMZ57
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"Golden Roman helmet found near ancient city of Sirmium, nowadays city of Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia. Discovered in 1955 it was dated to around 4th century AD. It is considered that this helmet was manufactured in the imperial workshop in Sirmium."
Good catch!
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ReplyDeleteNice work! Was that done just with Google reverse image search, or something more sophisticated?
ReplyDeleteAuros Harman I searched Google Images for "Roman Helmet", then browsed the results. One may say I used the most sophisticated image recognition in my disposal - my brain ;-).
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