Corinthian helmet made of a single piece of hammered bronze sheet. It dates to the first quarter of the 7th c. BC and represents an early stages in the development of the Corinthian type. The ribs on the crown were for affixing the crest.

The Corinthian helmet is the most characteristic type of ancient Greek helmets and was widely used from the late 8th c. BC until the Classical period. Its name, which is ancient (Herodotus, iv: 180), obviously denotes the place of origin of the type, but in due time similar helmets were made all over Greece.

The Corinthian helmet was a significant Greek innovation in ancient metalworking, because it was the first to be fashioned from a single bronze sheet and effectively protected every part of the head (earlier helmets were made from different sections soldered together and left the face exposed). Its appearance coincides with that of the hoplites (foot-soldiers) and the creation of the military phalanx, which radically transformed the tactics of warfare.

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