Helmet

800–1100 CE
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The Sacred Cenote contained objects that were likely made in southern Central America, including this bowl-shaped helmet. As with other helmets from the region, the holes in this example may have been used to attach dangling ornaments or feathers.



El Cenote Sagrado contenía objetos principalmente fabricados en el sur de Centroamérica, entre los cuales se encontraba este casco en forma de cuenco. Como otros cascos de la región ístmica, las perforaciones pueden haber sido utilizadas para la suspensión de adornos o plumas.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Helmet
  • Date: 800–1100 CE
  • Geography: Panama; Mexico, Yucatan
  • Culture: Coclé
  • Medium: Gold
  • Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 × Diam. 11 5/16 in. (8.9 × 28.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Metalwork-Ornaments, Helmets
  • Credit Line: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Peabody Museum Expedition, 1907–1910 (10-71-20/C10073)
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing