Helmets

The earliest helmets were cloth or boiled leather caps that transitioned into metal caps. Assyrian helmets were conical in shape, so that a blow to the head would reflect off the helmet. The decorative helmets, made of precious metal, depict the hairstyle of the king, and a fillet headband. These helmets would not be functional.

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U Number	Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number)	Museum Number (BM Registration Number)	Museum Number (UPM B-number)	Description (Catalog Card)
10000	(none)	(none)	(none)	Gold Wig. Of Mes-kalam-dug. A casque of hammered gold with engraved detail representing the hair and beard. The hair on top of the head is in long combed and slightly waved tresses coming from a parting which goes right across from front to back down to the ears: it has a long tress bound round the head by a narrow ribbon, and below this are two rows of looped curls: at the back it is gathered into a small chignon: below the looped curls come formal pendant curls 2 rows at the back of the head and 4 rows (for whiskers) in front of the ears. The interior was fitted with a padded cap fastened on by small holes round the edge of the metal: fragments of wool and cloth were found inside. [drawing]
10825A	(none)	1928,1010.97	(none)	Tomb Group. A. Copper helmet on [D] head. B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. [drawing] C. Copper spearhead, poker type Type I.
10826A	(none)	(none)	B17312	Tomb Group. A) Copper helmet on [D] skull. B) Spearhead, copper, poker type, Type I. C) Copper spearhead, point broken and missing. Type V. (without ribs or tang). [drawing]
10827A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group A. Copper helmet. B. Copper spearhead, poker type, tip missing. It is not quite of the normal type in that the section is diamond instead of square the tang, type I. variant. C. Copper spearhead, no ribs or tang, tip missing. Type V. [drawing]
10828A	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. [A, C-D]Copper helmets three. In poor condition. [A, C-D] B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. Found from the soldiers in the dromos. [drawing]
10828C	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. [A, C-D]Copper helmets three. In poor condition. [A, C-D] B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. Found from the soldiers in the dromos. [drawing]
10828D	(none)	(none)	(none)	Tomb Group. A. [A, C-D]Copper helmets three. In poor condition. [A, C-D] B. Copper spearhead. Type IV. Found from the soldiers in the dromos. [drawing]