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Guisborough Helmet
The Guisborough Helmet
MaterialBronze (copper alloy)
Size240 millimetres (9.4 in) high
Created3rd century AD
Period/cultureRoman Empire
DiscoveredBy workers employed by the Cleveland Railway Company in 1864
PlaceGuisborough, North Yorkshire
Present locationRoom 49, British Museum, London
IdentificationP&EE 1878 9-10 1
Registration1878,0910.1

The Guisborough Helmet is a Roman cavalry bronze helmet found in 1864 near Guisborough in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was originally fitted with a pair of protective cheek-pieces, which have not survived; the holes by which they were attached can be seen in front of the helmet's ear guards. It is lavishly decorated with incised, punched and embossed figures, indicating that it was probably used for displays or cavalry tournaments, though it may well have been intended to be worn in battle as well. The helmet was found in what appears to have been a carefully arranged deposition in a bed of gravel, distant from any known Roman sites. After it was recovered during road works it was donated to the British Museum in London, where it was restored and is currently on display.[1]

  1. ^ British Museum collection database. Accessed 17 November 2010.

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