Inv. n°: MMoCA170a

Italic-Chalcidian Greek Bronze Helmet

Part of a set of armour: bronze Italic-Chalcidian helmet with forward pointing cheek-pieces. The forehead has a large bow-shaped pediment, and ear cut-outs on the sides. A plate riveted on top with a ring as well as remnants of the plume holder.

h. 23 cm

c. 500-400 BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann Collection (AG 174/H30), Berlin
  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 54, 11th April 2008, lot 344

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, Auction 54, The Axel Guttmann Collection, 11th April 2008, lot 344
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 224, fig. 116
  • France Today, November 2013, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 15
  • "C'est quoi cette oeuvre?'" in Ville de Mougins (ed.), Mougins Infos, France, 2014, no. 1, p. 25
  • Grand Sud, August/September 2016, no. 82, p. 74

Exhibitions

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

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