archaicwonder:An Illyrian bronze helmet made into a cooking pot, 5th/4th century BC Bronze with gree
archaicwonder:An Illyrian bronze helmet made into a cooking pot, 5th/4th century BC Bronze with greenish patina. Hemispherical cooking pot with two handles riveted to the sides, made out of an Illyrian bronze helmet. The skull was expanded, the crest base planed off, and the side and nape projections reduced. There are visible remnants of the ear cutouts with decorative engraved ornamentation on the edge of the pot. The rectangular face cutout surrounded with a bead and reel frieze has been closed off with a riveted piece of sheet metal. Height without the side-mounted rings 15 cm. The skull has been restored in places near the top, and preparations were made to make the plate over the face cutout removable. A rare example of the conversion of a military helmet for domestic use by subsequent generations.Ancient Illyria was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by the Illyrians. -- source link