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Helmet of Boeotian Type, and Belt

mid-2nd century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 370
This late Hellenistic helmet combines the distinctive features of two separate types generally known as Attic and Boeotian. Both cavalrymen and gladiators appear to have worn comparable helmets. This particular example and the belt complementing it were reportedly discovered in the former gladiators' barracks in Rome according to the sale catalogue of the collection of the painter and art dealer Attilio Simonetti (1843–1925).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Helmet of Boeotian Type, and Belt
  • Date: mid-2nd century BCE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Bronze, lead
  • Dimensions: Helmet: H. 8 2/3 in. (22 cm); belt: Diam. 13 in. (33 cm)
  • Classification: Armor Parts
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Ronald S. Lauder, Alejandro Santo Domingo, Acquisitions Fund, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, and Friends of Arms and Armor Gifts, 2022
  • Object Number: 2022.390a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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