Boeotian Helmet, Greek Helmet, Brass, 4Th Century Bc. C.

Boeotian helmet, brass, 4th century. BC This Greek military helmet was inspired by a well-preserved bronze find that was accidentally recovered from the Tigris River, Iraq, in 1854. The original artifact, dating to the 4th century BC. BC and believed to have belonged to a cavalryman in the Macedonian army of Alexander the Great, it is now on display at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England. The Boeotian helmet takes its name from the Greek region of Boeotia (or Boiotia) where it possibly had its roots. This open helmet, inspired by a wide-brimmed felt hat called an ipetasosi, was cast from a single sheet of bronze. Typical features were the domed (later conical) crown and the broadened, downward-sloping brim with a protruding frontal section and folds on the sides. This particular shape