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  Spartan Helmet, with Plume

  SKU: AH6078P/H042P

  This helmet reflects the equipment of the Spartan army, whose citizens — trained from childhood in the famously demanding agoge system — formed the core of one of the ancient world's most feared military forces. Spartan hoplites typically carried a version of the Corinthian helmet, its enclosed bronze form offering strong protection within the tightly packed ranks of the phalanx formation Sparta's army was built around. A horsehair plume, often dyed a distinctive red associated with Spartan military dress, added both visual presence and a further mark of status to the wearer.

  
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  Trojan War-Era Helmet

  SKU: AH6120/H024P

  This helmet draws on the Trojan War tradition, the legendary conflict waged against the city of Troy after Paris's abduction of Helen, immortalised in Homer's Iliad. Whatever its precise historical basis, the Trojan War became the foundational epic of Greek culture, its heroes and battles referenced throughout later Greek art, literature, and identity for centuries. This piece reflects the Bronze Age martial imagery associated with that legendary conflict, distinct from the later Classical-period hoplite equipment of Corinthian and Boeotian helmets.

  
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  Spartan Helmet

  SKU: AH6078/H042

  This helmet reflects the equipment of the Spartan army, whose citizens — trained from childhood in the famously demanding agoge system — formed the core of one of the ancient world's most feared military forces. Spartan hoplites typically carried a version of the Corinthian helmet, its enclosed bronze form offering strong protection within the tightly packed ranks of the phalanx formation Sparta's army was built around. This unplumed pattern reflects the essential Spartan helmet form without additional crest decoration.

  
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  Italo-Corinthian Helmet, Iron

  SKU: AH6058I/H005

  The Italo-Corinthian helmet developed a distinctive silhouette after Italian warriors took to wearing the classical Corinthian helmet pushed up on the forehead, even in the thick of battle, for a clearer view and better hearing. This eventually transformed the once face-covering visor into a purely decorative feature, while the helmet itself came to be worn more like a cap than a fully enclosing helm. This iron construction reflects the material used for many genuine surviving examples of the type.