Inv. n°: MMoCA162

Bronze Helmet of Negau Type

The Negau helmet is named after the Slovenian village where many examples were discovered. It was a popular helmet among the Etruscans and throughout central Italy.

h. 20 cm

5th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Christie's London, Antiquities Sale, 27th April 1976, lot 189
  • Axel Guttmann Collection (AG 585/H220), acquired in Krefeld, located in Berlin afterwards, 1994
  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, 11th April 2008, lot 352

Publications

  • Christie's London, Antiquities Sale, 27th April 1976, pl.13, lot 189
  • Hermann Historica, Auction 54, 11th April 2008, lot 352
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 186, fig. 8

Exhibitions

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

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