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With a narrow flanged neck rim. The generous brow section is crowned by a gabled brow line with a pointed peak. The crown ridge has a forked bronze crest holder soldered onto it.

Including crest: h. 34.9 x w. 27.3 cm

Greek, 600-500 BC

Bronze

Provenance

Acquired by Axel Guttmann in a Munich gallery, 1992
Ex Axel Guttmann collection, Berlin, Germany
Christie's, The Axel Guttmann collection of Arms and Armour, Part 2, London, 28th April 2004, lot 72
Acquired by Hermann Historica, Auction 49, Selected collector's pieces - antique arms and armour, works of art, including 50 helmets of the famous Axel Guttmann collection, Munich, Germany, 19th October 2005, lot 154
Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, 25th February 2008

Publications

J. M. Eisenberg, Ancient Arms, Armor, and Images of Warfare, Royal-Athena Galleries, October 2004, no. 81, p. 5, fig. 16
Christie's, The Axel Guttmann collection of Arms and Armour, Part 2, 28th April 2004, lot 154
Hermann Historica, Auction 49, Selected collector's pieces - antique arms and armour, works of art, including 50 helmets of the famous Axel Guttmann collection, 19th October 2005, lot 78
J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2007, vol. XVIII, p. 40, fig. 79
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 203, fig. 66
Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, March/April 2012, vol. 23, no. 2, p. 27, no. 6
Ancient Warfare, 2013, vol. VI, issue 5, p. 8
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets, 2019, pp. 99/455

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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Silver Mounted Bronze Helmet of Chalcidian Type

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