The decoration includes a griffin protome on the crest, flanked by wings above the ears. The spring-like coils just inside the wings would originally have held feather plumes. The helmet’s brow depicts a diadem and the locks of hair surrounding it. The cheekpieces, although damaged, are decorated with strands of a beard and an animal.

The Attic helmet was similar to the Chalcidian helmet but lacked a nose guard. Although in Greece itself its use was not as widespread as the Corinthian or Phrygian types, the Attic helmet became very popular in Italy, where most examples have been found