Helmet of Boeotian Type, and Belt

Unknown

mid-2nd century BCE · Bronze, lead · Arms and Armor

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).

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-2nd century BCE

Medium

Bronze, lead

Culture

Roman

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Purchase, Ronald S. Lauder, Alejandro Santo Domingo, Acquisitions Fund, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, and Friends of Arms and Armor Gifts, 2022