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With a high domed body surmounted by a median ridge, the low chamfer merges into a very narrow brim. The splayed, double-leaf-shaped base of a large spike of a crest holder is soldered onto the forward part of the crown.

h. 20.5 cm with crest-holder: h. 25.1 cm

5th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

Axel Guttmann Collection, Berlin
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, 19th October 2005, lot 180
Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 25th February 2008, HMS17

Publications

Hermann Historica, Selected Collector's Pieces - Antique Arms and Armour, Works of Art Including 50 Helmets of the Famous Axel Guttmann Collection, Auction 49, 19th October 2005, lot 180
J.M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2007, vol. XVIII, p. 42, fig. 84
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 186, fig. 7

Exhibitions

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

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by the MACM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.

Etruscan Bronze Negau Helmet of the Vetulonia Type

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