Corinthian helmet

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The Corinthian helmet is an ancient Greek bronze helmet with a distinctive full-face design and slitted eye openings, commonly associated with classical Greek hoplite warriors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek helmet
bronze helmet
military equipment
associatedWith phalanx formation
collectedBy museums
covers cheeks
face
head
nose
depictedIn Greek reliefs
Greek sculpture
Greek vase painting
designedFor close-order combat
developedInCentury 7th century BC
displayedAt British Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
evolvedInto Attic helmet
Chalcidian helmet
foundIn archaeological sites in Greece
archaeological sites in Italy
archaeological sites in the Mediterranean
hasFeature T-shaped opening for eyes and mouth
elongated nose guard
narrow eye slits
neck protection at back
rounded dome
hasPart cheek pieces
full-face visor
nose guard
slitted eye openings
iconicIn classical Greek art
influenced later Greek helmet types
material bronze
originatesFrom Corinth
Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece
popularInCentury 5th century BC
6th century BC
provides facial protection
head protection
stylePeriod Archaic Greek armor
early Classical Greek armor
usedBy Greek hoplites
ancient Greek infantry
usedDuring Archaic period of Greece
Classical period of Greece
usedIn ancient Greek warfare
wornBy Greek aristocratic warriors
citizen-soldiers
wornWith bronze cuirass
greaves
hoplite shield
linen cuirass
spear

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Britannia depictedWith Corinthian helmet