Newstead helmet
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon, ceremonial weapon |
| Designations: | Newstead helmet |
| Use: | helmet |
| Working time: | around 80 to 100 AD |
| Region of origin / author: |
Roman Empire , Newstead, Roman Trimontium |
| Distribution: | Roman Empire |
| Particularities: | Ribchester-Newstead helmet type |
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The Newstead helmet is a Roman parade helmet and mask dating from 80 to 100 AD that was found in Newstead , Roxburghshire , Scotland, in 1905 . Together with the Ribchester helmet , it is the type helmet of the Ribchester-Newstead class.
description
The Newstead helmet is one of the mask helmets . It is made of beaten iron and was found in 1905 on the site of the former Roman fortress near Newstead. The helmet bell is worked with a curly hairstyle at the back of the head . The mask is made separately and was attached to the helmet with a leather strap. The remains of a silver or tin coating can be seen on the surface of the helmet . The neck shield of the helmet is also decorated and the name of the wearer is given by stamped letters.
literature
- Michael Simkins: The Roman Army from Caesar to Trajan (= Men-at-arms Series 46). Color Plates by Ronald Embleton. Revised edition. Osprey Publishing, London 1984, ISBN 0-85045-528-6 , p. 29