Subject: ya noble warrior
Culture: Shang
Setting: Shang dynasty, central China 18th-11thc BC
Object: helmet
Royal Ontario Museum > Chinese Galleries *
"Casque de bronze 1300-1046 av. J.-C., dynastie Shang
Les casques de bronze sont trés rares et n'ont étè trouvés que dans quelques tombeaux de l'époque Shang.
Ce casque aurait probablement étè porté juste au-dessus du visage du guerrier,
alors que les pans arrieres et latéraux lul auralent protéger les arelles et le cou."
"Bronze helmet 1300-1046 BC, Shang dynasty Bronze helmets are very rare and have been found in only a few Shang period burials.
This helmet would have been worn above the warrior's face, while the back and sides hung down to protect the ears and neck."
