Helmet from Nemia (raised of one piece). Western Rus, X A.D.
€ 680
Rus / Western Rus / Eastern Europe
X century
Price is for the helmet dome raised of one piece of metal.
Embossed brass decorative plate may be gilded, please discuss this with our manager.
In 1892, during the construction of the railway near the village of Nemiya, the former Mogilev district of the Podolsk province (Vinnica region), an iron helmet without a nosal with edges covered with a bronze gilded ornamental plate was discovered. The pointed-half-egg-shaped helmet was common in many countries; it is important that most of the finds were found among Western and southern Slavs, including Southwestern Russia. Note that the peculiarity of the Podolsk helmet is the absence of a nosal, which is typical for most European finds. Nose protection was often absent on early Russian helmets of the 10th century. In addition, the helmet from Nemia was not designed for a chainmail hood typical in the West, but was most likely equipped with a chainmail aventail, which also brings it closer to Russian combat headpieces.
