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Helmet
Not on view
This helmet—of thin hammered sheet gold embossed with zoomorphic designs—was less about stopping a weapon’s blow than projecting the wealth and power of the individual who wore it. In each wedge sits a two-headed crocodile, bent legs and scutes depicted in repoussé.
Este casco, fabricado con una delgada hoja de oro martillado repujado con diseños zoomorfos, estaba destinado más a mostrar la riqueza y el poder del individuo que lo llevaba puesto que a frenar el golpe de un arma. En cada lado hay un cocodrilo de dos cabezas con piernas dobladas y escudos en repujado.
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