VIKING FOUR-PLATE IRON SPANGENHELM-TYPE HELMET

Viking Age, Ca. 900-1000 AD
A Spangenhelm-type helmet comprised of four pieces of iron, riveted to form a slightly pointed bowl shape. For similar see: De. Vries, K., 2012. Medieval Military Technology. Toronto, Ontario: University of Toronto Press. For a similar, but with nasal guard, see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 29.158.32.
Size: L:200mm / W:235mm ; 1.01kg
Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old London collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database.
Estimate: GBP 6000 - 9000