Shell of an old conical iron helmet. There are a number of small holes around the rim, and the helmet has been repaired with a rectangular iron patch. [El.B 23/3/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Shell of an old conical iron helmet. There are a number of small holes around the rim, and the helmet has been repaired with a rectangular iron patch. [El.B 23/3/2007]
Geographical reference: Europe
Europe; Unknown
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: 1000-1100?, uncertain
Date collected: ?By 1881
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Iron Metal, Process Riveted, Process Forged (Metal), Process Repaired (local), Process Perforated
Dimensions: Diameter: max 225 mm, Weight 1.13 g
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.32.8 PR no.: 177/ 12099
Associated publications: C ffoulkes. 1912. 'European Arms and Armour in the University of Oxford' Clarendon Press, Oxford. p60 '179 Headpiece of the XI-XII cent forged in one piece with flattened apex and slight ridges at back and front. A patch has been riveted on to one side. There are holes at unequal distances round the lower edge which were probably for attaching a lining. Weight 2 1/2 lb (Cf H I Musée d'Artillerie Paris) Pitt Rivers coll 177' [illustration] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]