Inv. n°: MMoCA186
Pilos Type Crested Helmet
Characteristically cone-shaped, bronze Pilos helmet with broad, offset rim. With a central Gorgoneion on the brow and four-spoke wheel appliqués on the sides above the pairs of holes for the chinstraps. Three piece helmet crest with wave-shaped and serrated decoration.
Provenance
Publications
- , Auction 56, Munich
- , "Graeco-Italic Militaria", Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France
- Nice-Matin
- , Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, France
- , Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue
- , "Pyrrhus Meets Rome. A New Reconstruction of Heracle", Ancient Warfare
Exhibitions
- Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
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