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Two bronze helmets

late 7th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 152
These helmets and the three mitrai exhibited below them are the finest pieces of a large cache of armor that came to light in southern central Crete, where it was undoubtedly made. The inscriptions suggest that the armor was captured as booty and offered as a dedication. In repoussé on both sides of one helmet is a pair of winged youths grasping a pair of intertwined snakes. Below them are two panthers with a common head. The helmet is inscribed "Neopolis." In repoussé on both sides of the other helmet is a horse; incised on each cheekpiece is a lion. The inscription states that Synenitos, the son of Euklotas, took this object.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two bronze helmets
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: late 7th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Cretan
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. (1989.281.49): 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
    H. (1989.281.50): 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.281.49, .50
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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