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Replica of the helmet from Benty Grange
Copyright Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust
Replica of the helmet from Benty Grange
Dimensions : Height to crown 19cm, height to bristles 28.5. Circumference 71.5cm. Weight 1441g.
Site name : Benty Grange
Site type : Burial site
Time period : Anglo-Saxon
Material : Iron; Bone or antler; Silver; Gold; Bronze; Metal; Gemstone
Object type : Grave goods; Personal item
Museum number : 1995.260
The replica of the Benty Grange helmet was made for Weston Park Museum in 1986 by Martin Murphy. All the information from studying the original helmet was used to reproduce the probable appearance of the original when new.
The result is a helmet which must have impressed the Anglo-Saxons as much as it impresses us. Though not as grand or expensive as other helmets, such as those from Sutton Hoo and York, it was certainly the prized possession of its owner.
Bibliography :
Bruce-Mitford, R. and Luscombe, M. R. , 1974
Glossary:
Anglo-Saxon
Archaeologist
Sutton Hoo
Related objects
Two boar tusks and two pieces of haematite from Liffs Low
Helmet from Benty Grange
The boar on the replica Benty Grange helmet
Replica Benty Grange helmet in use
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