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Helmet

1st–3rd century
Medium/TechniqueBrass
DimensionsHeight: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMorris and Louise Rosenthal Fund
Accession number1979.41
On View
On view
Provenance1979, sold by Mohammad Yeganeh (dealer; b. 1929 - d. 2012), Frankfurt, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 14, 1979)
Prestige axe (ibia)
early 20th century
Group shot (L to R): 03.1402, 03.1411, 03.1429
5th millennium B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 03.1402, 03.1411, 03.1429
5000–4000 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 03.1402, 03.1411, 03.1429
5000–4000 B.C.
Disk-shaped macehead
3850–3650 B.C.
Pear-shaped mace head
3700–3100 B.C.
Spearheads
Merimda, 4500–3800 B.C.
pre-Badarian, Merimda Culture, 5th millennium B.C.
Dagger sheath
1550–1295 B.C.