"Assyrian kings ruled the world's largest empire prior to the rise of Persia in the 6th century bc, consolidating lands from Iran to Egypt [...] Masterfully executed with incised details and exaggerated musculature, this giant, fierce, protective spirit raises his right hand in a ritual salute. His left hand grasps a branch bearing rosettes, perhaps a stylized date palm. Across the center of the relief are inscribed lines of Akkadian cuneiform recounting military victories, conquests, plundered loot, and the reconstruction of the city. Destroyed in 612 bc, the palace lay buried for 24 centuries until rediscovered in 1845."

Neo-Assyrian, Iraq, Nimrud, Northwest Palace, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, 9th Century BC

Gypsum, Overall: 229.9 x 137 cm (90 1/2 x 53 7/8 in). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1943.246

Location: 102A Ancient Near East

Online musuem record:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1943.246

Photogrammetry by Thomas Flynn

1943.246 Saluting Protective Spirit, 883-859 BC

Russian helmet with gold decoration, made in Moscow circa 1533 for the future [Tsar Ivan IV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible) (“Ivan the Terrible”).
Probably first plundered by the Poles as war booty from Moscow, and thereafter claimed by the Swedes in Warsaw in 1655.
This peak shaped helmet features beautifully gilded decorations. The wording in Old Russian around the circumference of the helmet reveals who it used to belong to, that is, Tsar Ivan IV of Russia (1530-1584).

Tsar Ivan IV's "Ivan the Terrible's" Helmet

Between 1881 and 1893 a substantial boat burial site from the late Germanic Iron Age was discovered in the cemetery at Vendel Church in Uppland, Sweden. The finds were so extraordinary that the location was used to name the period between 550 and 750 CE – Now known as the [Vendel Period](https://tinyurl.com/2422475d). 

While many of the burials at Vendel had already been plundered in antiquity, the graves of Vendel I, XII and XIV had remained undisturbed.
The helmets found in these graves were manufactured in Scandinavia and represent an exceptional evidence of the late Germanic Iron Age in Northern Europe, both in terms of their uniqueness, completeness and quality.

[More about the Vendel I Helmet in our Online Collections](https://tinyurl.com/n43vmcuy)

[The Vendel I Helmet at Dynamic Collections](https://tinyurl.com/3ffknh49)

Full dataset coming soon at Zenodo

The Vendel I Helmet

Between 1881 and 1893 a substantial boat burial site from the late Germanic Iron Age was discovered in the cemetery at Vendel Church in Uppland, Sweden. The finds were so extraordinary that the location was used to name the period between 550 and 750 CE – Now known as the [Vendel Period](https://tinyurl.com/2422475d). 

While many of the burials at Vendel had already been plundered in antiquity, the graves of Vendel I, XII and XIV had remained undisturbed.
The helmets found in these graves were manufactured in Scandinavia and represent an exceptional evidence of the late Germanic Iron Age in Northern Europe, both in terms of their uniqueness, completeness and quality.

[More about the Vendel XII Helmet in our Online Collections](https://tinyurl.com/mryd39xh)

[The Vendel XII Helmet at Dynamic Collections](https://tinyurl.com/4j2c5rp2)

[Full dataset at Zenodo](https://zenodo.org/records/19069186)

The Vendel XII Helmet

Between 1881 and 1893 a substantial boat burial site from the late Germanic Iron Age was discovered in the cemetery at Vendel Church in Uppland, Sweden. The finds were so extraordinary that the location was used to name the period between 550 and 750 CE – Now known as the [Vendel Period](https://tinyurl.com/2422475d). 

While many of the burials at Vendel had already been plundered in antiquity, the graves of Vendel I, XII and XIV had remained undisturbed.
The helmets found in these graves were manufactured in Scandinavia and represent an exceptional evidence of the late Germanic Iron Age in Northern Europe, both in terms of their uniqueness, completeness and quality.

[More about the Vendel XIV Helmet in our Online Collections](https://tinyurl.com/4mcp2ce3)

[The Vendel XIV Helmet at Dynamic Collections](https://tinyurl.com/3hj77wbn)

Full dataset coming soon at Zenodo

The Vendel XIV Helmet

Team Earth Hope
A radical eco-defense faction in Critical Depth, Team Earth Hope believes the mysterious energy pods are sacred gifts of Mother Earth. To them, the pods are not fuel or profit—they are natural wonders meant to remain undisturbed in the ocean’s depths. Outraged by Titan World Wide Inc.’s industrial harvesting, Earth Hope has taken up arms beneath the waves. Convinced that corporate greed will ravage the seas, they wage an all-out submarine war to stop exploitation at any cost. Their mission is simple: collect the pods to protect them, and destroy anyone who dares abuse nature for profit.

The Siren’s Song
The Siren’s Song is Earth Hope’s swift and determined combat submarine, built to defend the oceans from corporate plunder. Agile and relentless, it strikes from the deep with precision, embodying the team’s fierce devotion to preserving the natural balance.

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