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A bronze helmet was discovered in burial no. 284 (looted in antiquity) from a Maeotian cemetery found at a fortified settlement no. 1 near Lenin khutor on the right bank of the Kuban river. Manufacturing of the front part of the helmet and cheek-pieces with one loop and hinges followed Greek patterns, but the helmet does not have any well-marked neck-guard and ear cuts, which is typical for the local helmets of the “Mezmay-Dakhovskaya” series. In addition to the helmet, 4 pairs of iron bits with wheel-shaped and rod-shaped cheek-pieces, an iron spearhead, a combat knife and three ceramic vessels were found. These finds make it possible to date the burial within the 1st century BC and testify to the belonging of this assemblage to the category of elite burials of the Maeotian horsemen.

Keywords: Kuban region, 1st century BC, Maeotian culture, burial ground, bronze helmet, bits with cheek-pieces, chronology

Information about authors:

Natalia Limberis (Krasnodar, Russian Federation). Kuban State University. Stavropolskaya St., 149, Krasnodar, 350040, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Ivan Marchenko (Krasnodar, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Kuban State University. Stavropolskaya St., 149, Krasnodar, 350040, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]