Walters, Henry Beauchamp: Catalogue of the bronzes, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum (London, 1899)

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CATALOGUE OF BRONZES.

2720. HELMET, as before ; round t}ie brim is stamped a double egg-pattern. Ht. 7-J in.
Much corroded.

2721. HELMET, with notch either side, and a piece covering the back of the neck ; a wreath
of ivy-leaves and berries in gold leaf is attached to the front. Ht. 7 in. - From Vulci.
Canino Coll., 1837. De Witte, Descr. 268. The top is dented in.

2722. HELMET,With oheek-pieces ; the eye-holes and nasal are rendered in relief above and
incised beiow. On each cheek is a boar incised, turned towards one another ; between them,
and round the low'er edge, incised feather-pattern. Ht. in. Fr.im Vulci. Millingen Coll.,
184.7. Rather broken ; support of crest lost. Kernble, Horae Ferales, pl. 12, fig. 2 ; cf.
Schumacher, Bronzen zu Karlsruhe, pl. 19.

2723. HELMET, as the last, with brim at back ; two holes on top for supports of plumes. Ht.
7J in. From Etruria. Bequeathed by Sir W. Temple, 1856.

2724. HELMET. In front, a scroll in low relief ; a ridge runs from front to back ; at the back
is a flap coveiing the neck ; cross-piece with three sockets for insertion of plumes, turning up at
each end into a tube in w'hich the crest has been inserted (one tube lost). Ht. 8 in. From
Vulci. Burgon Coll. Split up the middle.

2725. HELMET. Hemispherical shape, with a peak behind and a knob on the top. Ht.
7J in. Bequeathed by W. Burges, Esq., 1881 ; formerly in possession of General Meyrick.

2726. HELMET, as the last ; the peak is narrower, and' has punctured patterns and hatched
incisions round the edge ; on either side are two rivet-holes for the attachment of cheek-pieces ;
on the knob, scale-pattern incised.. Ht. 7J- in.

2727. HELMET, as before ; on the knob, scale-pattern ; round the edge, moulded cable-pattern ;
very small peak behind. Over the eyes is a narrow projection, within which are two pendant
oval rings. Ht. 8 in. Millingen Coll., 1847. The cheek-pieces are broken, but the hinges
remain.

2728. HELMET, as the last ; on the knob, tongue-pattern ; round the edge, egg-pattern ;
narrow brim. In the brim and on one side are holes. Ht. 7-J in. Blacas Coll., 1867.

2729. HELMET, in the form of a skull-cap, with markings in low relief; on each side is visible
the place of insertion of a plume. Ht. 4 in. ; lengih 9 in. Hamilton Coll. iii. 5. Found on
the battle-field of Cannae, 1752. The lower part is broken away.

2730. HELMET, as the last, but more complete ; tvvo supports of crests on top. Ht. 6-j- in.
Hamilton Coll. iii. 4. Found on the battle-field of Cannae, 1752.

2731. PAIR OF GREAVES. On the thick part of the calf is a double groove, curving round.
Ht. 18j in. Bequeathed by W. Burges, Esq., 1881 ; froin the Meyrick Coll.

2732. TWO PAIRS OF GREAVES, as the last; one pair has a large palmette incised on each
knee. Ht. of each, i8| in.

2733. GAUNTLET, with long wrist-piece, flat part for the palm of the hand and semi-cylindrical
pieces for the fingers and thumb. Length 12J in. Canino CoII., 1837. De Witte, Descr. 240.
Much injured ; thumb and ends of fingers broken off. Compare Mus. Greg i. pl. 57, fig. 3.

2734. TWO TRUMPETS, curved in a semi-circle, with mouth-piece, formed of two pieces
joined together by a ring in the middle. Length across from end to end, 2 ft. 1 in. and 2 ft. 2 in.
Much corroded.