Helmet

Object/Artifact

-

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Helmet

Entry/Object ID

L.2023.1

Description

Legionary helmet (infantry) with partially preserved punched ownership inscription on the neck-guard. Crest holder fittings/attachments partially preserved. The inscription is currently interpreted as DOM(itius) DOMIDI(us) C(ohortis) I

Use

Helmets were used to protect the wearers head from trauma.

Context

Found at a site in Wiesbaden-Erbenheim (Germany) in 1970/71 which served as a rubbish dump for landfill/building material from a deep infrastructure excavation at Mainz near the river bank/former Roman harbour.

Collection

HvG

Category

Military Dress & Armour

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Holger von Grawert

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano Germanic

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Lower neck guard near the right

Transcription

DOM(itius) DOMIDI(us) C(ohortis)

Language

Latin

Translation

The helmet's owner's name

Material/Technique

Etched

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Helmet, Military

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Helmet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

helmets (protective wear)

Dimensions

Height

340 mm

Width

340 mm

Depth

250 mm

Materials

Material

Bronze

Material Notes

Copper alloy

Color

Brown

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Found at a site in Wiesbaden-Erbenheim (Germany) in 1970/71 which served as a rubbish dump for landfill/building material from a deep infrastructure excavation at Mainz near the river bank/former Roman harbour.

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition