Waterloo Helmet

Waterloo Helmet
Bronze helmet with two conical horns
On display in the British Museum
MaterialBronze
SizeHeight: 24.2 cm
Circumference: 58.5 cm
CreatedIron Age, c.150–50 BC
Discovered1868
PlaceRiver Thames, London
Present locationRoom 50, British Museum, London
Registration1988,1004.1

The Waterloo Helmet (also known as the Waterloo Bridge Helmet) is a pre-Roman Celtic bronze ceremonial horned helmet with repoussé decoration in the La Tène style, dating to circa 150–50 BC, that was found in 1868 in the River Thames by Waterloo Bridge in London, England. It is now on display at the British Museum in London.[1]

  1. ^ "Horned helmet". British Museum. Retrieved 15 September 2010.