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Previous Helmet The Helmet Database Next Helmet Prince Yaroslav's Helmet By Dmitriy V. Ryaboy click pictures to enlarge Drawings by Colin Adams, http://www.colinadams.com Location Lykovo, Vladimir region, Russia Culture Russian, attributed to Prince Yaroslav Dating Second half of 12th century Construction notes Height � 19 cm Diameter � 21 cm Description from Kirpichnikov: The body [of the helmet] is covered with a silver sheet and decorated with embossed, etched, and gilded silver plates: on top � a star-shaped plate depicting the Christ Pantocrator, Saint George, Saint Basil, and Saint Theodore; on the forehead � the figure of archangel Michael with an etched inscription, �Great archangel Michael, help your servant Fedor.� A decorative band with depictions of griffins, birds, and snow leopards separated by lilies and leaves runs along the bottom of the helm. (Kirpichnikov 1971)   The helmet features a �beak-like� nasal. Olenin reported remains of an iron half-mask (oculars) in 1833, and traces of these can still be found. The helmet underwent several changes during the time it was in use; the spike was added directly on top of the star-shaped plate on the top of the helmet, and the nasal is riveted over the icon on the forehead, covering the archangel�s feet. Archaeological details Chance find by a peasant woman in 1808 Stored Kremlin Armoury, Moscow Notes This helmet is considered to have been left behind by Prince (Knyaz) Yaroslav during his retreat after the battle of Lipetsk in 1216 Source Kirpichnikov 1971, Olenin 1832 Also Found   Bibliography. Kirpichnikov A. N. Drevnerusskoe Oruzhie v. 3. Sovetskaya Arckheologia E1-36. Nauka, Leninrad 1971. Olenin A.N. Opyt ob odezhde, oruzhii, nravah, obychayah i stepeni prosvescheniya slavyan ot vremeni Troyana i russkih to nashetsviya tatar. Saint-Petersburg, 1832 Previous Helmet The Helmet Database Next Helmet Copyright Permission Notice: Dmitriy V. Ryaboy hereby gives express permission for reproduction of this article for non-commercial purposes provided that the article is unaltered and includes the author attribution. The Red Kaganate requests that a hyperlink be provided to this web site - http://www.geocities.com/kaganate.