Waterloo helmet
| Waterloo helmet | |
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| Weapon type: | Protective weapon, professional weapon, ceremonial weapon |
| Designations: | Waterloo helmet, Waterloo bridge helmet |
| Use: | helmet |
| Creation time: | about 150 to 50 BC Chr. |
| Working time: | about 150 to 50 BC Chr. |
| Region of origin / author: |
England , Celtic armourers |
| Distribution: | England |
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The Waterloo helmet or Waterloo Bridge helmet is a protective and professional weapon from England.
description
The Waterloo helmet is made of bronze . It was found in the Thames near Battersea Bridge , also called Waterloo Bridge, in 1860 . The helmet bell is shell-shaped, and two horns made of sheet bronze are attached to the helmet. The surface of the helmet bell is decorated with figures and patterns in high relief by bustle and with many decorative rivets . A decoration made of red glass was also attached, but has not been preserved. The helmet was not built for combat operations, but served as a symbol of rank for the tribal chiefs. The horns were a symbol of horned deities . It is quite possible that this type of helmet was made as a dedication to a deity, as it has very large dimensions. The Battersea shield , which also served ritual or religious purposes, was found together with the helmet . The helmet with the inventory number “Pⅇ 1988 10-4 1 “is exhibited in the British Museum in London, where the Meyrick helmet is also located.
literature
- James Beresford: Caratacus and the End of Celtic Britain. Minerva Magazine, July / August 2009 issue, pages 14 ff. ( Online PDF )
- Barry Cunliffe : Iron Age communities in Britain. An account of England, Scotland and Wales from the seventh century BC until the Roman conquest. 4th edition. Routledge, London et al. 2005, ISBN 0-415-34779-3 .
- Simon James, Valery Rigby: Britain and the Celtic Iron Age. British Museum Press, London 1997, ISBN 0-7141-2306-4 , p. 24.
- Ian Mathieson Stead: Celtic art. In Britain before the Roman conquest. 2nd edition. Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA 1996, ISBN 0-674-10472-2 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The British Museum: Horned helmet ( Memento of December 16, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), (English, accessed on February 13, 2011)
