The reconstructed helmet — which consists of a cap, cheek pieces, a mask and a neck guard — is made primarily out of iron and ...

What it tells us about the past: This helmet was discovered in pieces in an early-medieval ship burial at the archaeological site of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, in the late 1930s. On display ...

The helmet was made of bronze and then gilded in gold and adorned with dark red gemstones called garnets, ROMU said. The decorations are elaborate and detailed, and would not have just belonged to ...

The helmet's fame and dramatic studded appearance means it could never easily be sold, raising fears the thieves were after the gold itself. "It is simply unsellable. The whole world knows it.

Archaeologists have discovered more than $318,000 worth of gold and silver coins believed to have been used by pagans as "devil's money" at a rare Medieval worship site in the Netherlands.

Gold stands at about $89,000 per kilo, and the helmet is estimated to weigh slightly less than that. "It is not only about the gold. It is about the cultural heritage," Tupan said.

A 2,500-year-old gold helmet from Romania was stolen from Drents Museum in the Netherlands in a sophisticated art heist on Saturday.

Thieves have stolen four ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet, after using explosives to break into a museum in the Netherlands. The daring heist took place at ...