Roman Cavalry Helmet Witcham Gravel Auxiliary 1^st C. Find (Approx 50-75 AD) 1.2mm Mild Steel

This Roman helmet is a reproduction of a late 1st c. find (approx. 50-75 AD) unearthed around 1870 by peat cutters near Witcham Gravel in Cambridgeshire, England, and now on display at the British Museum in London.

The largely preserved original, classified as a Roman auxiliary cavalry type B helmet, consisted of an iron core (now almost entirely corroded away) with partially outer Brass casing (brass allow, tinned). The marks on the top of the bowl indicate that it was originally fitted with a crest. Although showing some of the typical features of an Imperial Gallic helmet (sloping neck guard, cheek pieces with decorative circular bosses/rosettes), this artefact is the only surviving example.