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The skull has a central ridge and a pronounced contoured gable on the brow, which ends in a large volute spiral on each side. Tall, sharply offset flaring neck-guard, with a transverse reinforcement swelling and offset rim. Riveted hinges for the curved cheekpieces.

h. 26 cm

5th - 4th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

Axel Guttmann Collection (199/AG 561)
Acquired at Herman Historica, Antiquities from the Axel Guttmann Collection and other Properties, sale 56, Munich, 8th October 2008, lot 48

Publications

Hermann Historica, Auction 56, Munich, October 2008, lot 48
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 216, fig. 102
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue, New York, 2019, p. 486, X314

Exhibitions

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

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Chalcidian Greek Bronze Helmet

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