▁eyes , ▁t us ks , ▁and ▁defined ▁man e , ▁is ▁sty list ically ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁bo ar ▁at op ▁the ▁B enty ▁G range ▁hel met . ▁ ▁T aken ▁in ▁context , ▁the ▁bo ar ▁would ▁probably ▁have ▁ad orn ed ▁an ▁early ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁" cr ested ▁hel m ets " ▁known ▁in ▁Northern ▁Europe ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁through ▁ele vent h ▁centuries ▁AD . ▁Such ▁hel m ets ▁are ▁character ised ▁by ▁a ▁rounded ▁cap ▁and ▁usually ▁a ▁prominent ▁nose - to - na pe ▁cr est , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁hel met ▁type ▁der ives ▁and ▁at ▁one ▁end ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁Horn castle ▁bo ar ▁was ▁probably ▁once ▁attached . ▁ ▁Icon ography ▁▁ ▁The ▁bo ar ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁symbol ▁in ▁pre histor ic ▁Europe , ▁where , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁arch ae ologist ▁Jenn ifer ▁F oster , ▁it ▁was ▁" v ener ated , ▁e ul og ised , ▁h unted ▁and ▁e aten ▁... ▁for ▁mill enn ia , ▁until ▁its ▁virtual ▁ext inction ▁in ▁recent ▁historical ▁time ." ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁bo ar ▁symbols ▁follow ▁a ▁thousand ▁years ▁of ▁similar ▁icon ography , ▁coming ▁after ▁La ▁T ène ▁examples ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁century ▁BC , ▁Ga ul ish ▁examples ▁three ▁centuries ▁later , ▁and ▁Roman ▁bo ars ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁century ▁AD . ▁They ▁probably ▁represent ▁a ▁f used ▁tradition ▁of ▁European ▁and ▁Mediter rane an ▁cult ures . ▁The ▁bo ar ▁is