Object Description
A Roman-period hollow bronze helmet mount in the form of a female bust. Featuring a textile hood with a scarab crest and extended segmented cobra’s tail. Under the chin sits a satyr mask with splayed horns and open mouth. The eyes, nose, mouth and hair of the female divinity are nicely detailed. Scales upon the protome’s head and breast make a squama armour. Stylised similarly to an Amazon portrait or theatre mask of the Gorgon Medusa. Possibly secured at the top of a helmet by a pin through the satyr’s mouth and most likely worn by a gladiator or military officer. Some patination visible.
Date: 3rd Century AD