Crosby Garrett Helmet

The Crosby Garrett Helmet is a in May 2010 near Crosby Garrett in Cumbria, in the North West of England near Kirkby Stephen found by a probe goers mask helmet. There is a parade helmet that was used by the Roman cavalry, it dates from about the reign of Emperor Hadrian.

The helmet is made of bronze sheet and is in two parts. The alloy consisting of 82% copper, 10 % zinc and 8 % tin. Some of the sheet metal parts are covered with a whitish metal layer, indicating that the coating with tin should possibly fake silver sheet. The helmet bowl is made in the style of a Phrygian helmet or even a Phrygian cap. The edge of the mask to the face around is worked to a curly hairstyle. On the helmet point the figure of a griffin is attached, which was designed in great detail.

The mask, which is a masterpiece of Roman metalworking art, according to experts, is made of white metal (also Britannia metal) and extends to the forehead of the wearer. It ends at the end of the hairstyle and is there connected by a hinge to the helmet bowl. To attach the helmet was unfolded. The helmet was not used in combat, he served exclusively ceremonial purposes. He was carried in a kind of sporting event in the cavalry (Latin ) Hippikons gymnasia was called, and should be an expression of the strength and the riding skills of the wearer.

So far, only two other complete helmets of this type in England were found, the Ribchester helmet and the Newstead Helmet.

Whereabouts

Although the helmet of the controversial Portable Antiquities Scheme, a public organization that is working with detectorists and safeguard the interests of historic preservation and protection of cultural property, the helmet has disappeared in unknown private ownership. The helmet was auctioned at Christie's in 2010. Its value had been estimated at 200,000-300,000 pounds and several museums tried to acquire the helmet. However, the helmet was for 2,330,468.75 pounds to an unknown buyer. For science was the important object as lost as for the public. The Royal Academy in London, however, is the helmet in a special exhibition to major bronze works from the September 9, 2012 for the first time to the public.