The Helmet of Peretu (Romanian: Coiful de la Peretu) is a Geto-Dacian silver helmet dating from the 4th century BC, housed in the National Museum of Romanian History, Bucharest.[1] It comes from the Peretu area, in the Teleorman County, Romania.[2] There were 57 artifacts made of silver and bronze weighing in total 2585g.[3] The helmet is similar to the Helmet of Coţofeneşti and other three Getian gold or silver helmets discovered so far.[4]
| Helmet of Peretu | |
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| Created | 4th century BC |
| Discovered | 1971 Teleorman, Romania |
| Present location | Bucharest, Romania |
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- ^ MOSCALU, E., Das thrako-getische Fürstengrab von Peretu in Rumänien. Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission 70, 1989 (1990) pp. 129–190.
- ^ On the circumstances of the find see MOSCALU, E., Das thrako-getische Fürstengrab von Peretu in Rumänien. Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission 70, 1989 (1990) pp. 129–190, here pp. 131–133.
- ^ MOSCALU, E., Das thrako-getische Fürstengrab von Peretu in Rumänien. Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission 70, 1989 (1990) pp. 129–190, here pp. 187–189.
- ^ MOSCALU, E., Das thrako-getische Fürstengrab von Peretu in Rumänien. Bericht der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission 70, 1989 (1990) pp. 129–190, here pp. 159–162.