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Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon king
The reconstructed helmet — which consists of a cap, cheek pieces, a mask and a neck guard — is made primarily out of iron and copper alloy, with accents of silver, gold, tin, enamel and garnet.
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This 2,000-Year-Old Roman Helmet Used to Look Like a ‘Rusty Bucket’. Now It’s Restored Almost to Its Former Glory
they realized this was a Roman cavalry helmet (equites) of extraordinary craftsmanship, etched with intricate decorations ...