Negau and related type helmets

One of the original "Negau" helmets
from the cache discovered at Negau,
Slovenia in 1811. 5th c. BC. Bears
an inscription in a north Etruscan
alphabet (the so-called "Harigast"
helmet). Kunsthistorisches Museum,
Vienna (AS Inv. No. VI 1660).


5th C. BC Etruscan Negau-type. University Museum, Philadelphia (MS 1609).		Details of lion protome in front, probably for attaching a crest.		Detail of horse protome in rear.

Two Negau-types in the Villa Giulia Museum, Rome.Note that the helmet on the left has a transverse crest
while that on the right is front-to-back. The transverse
crest may be a sign of rank.

Etruscan Negau with decorative eyes.

Negau with interior fittings from an Argive-type shield (aspis).
Photographed at an ancient athletics exhibition in the Colosseum.


half-breed Negau/Pot-type bronze helmet. Late 6th c. BC. Clear crest attachments. Ex-Guttmann collection. Etruscan??


6th c. BC Cannae-type or "bell" helmet. The bosses on each side are filled with lead. University Museum, Philadelphia (MS 1607).

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