Monteforfino type helmet, Playa Grande, Sicily

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Helmet called Montefortino for the Gallic burial ground of the same name. It must have belonged to a Roman legionary who participated in the war operations of 258 BC. From the site of Playa Grande, Ragusa, Sicily, Italy. Roman Age. 3rd century BC. Museo Archeologico Ibleo di Ragusa. 539 images. GDH ID and Catalog No. MONTEFORTINO HELMET Citation: Di Stefano, G., Sammito, A. & Scerra, S. (2008): ""Tesori camarinesi" … in fondo al mare della storia", in Thesaurus Hyblaeus: 14-27. We want to publicly acknowledge the collaboration of the Soprintendenza per i Beni Culturali ed Ambientali di Ragusa and the "Parco Archeologico di Kamarina e Cava d'Ispica". Our thanks to General CC, retired, Renato Scuzzarello, the archaeologist Dr. Saverio Scerra, the architect Giorgio Battaglia, the restorer Stefania Patti Occhipinti and the archaeologists Veronica Falcone and Alessandra D'Izzia, the custodians of Parco Archeologico Marco Giardina, Giovanna Brugaletta e Rosario Licitra Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

Fields of Study & Subjects

Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
22 July 2026
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EN
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