Inv. n°: MMoCA335

Migration Period Bronze and Iron Helmet with Hanging Chains

Iron skull made of four pieces with overlapping bronze bands forming a cross; with hanging bronze chains. The slightly ridged helmet bands taper from wide bases and are riveted to the skull pieces.

h. 17.5 cm

6th century AD

Bronze, iron

Provenance

  • Ex German collection, Germany
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries at Hermann Historica Sale, Munich, 9th October 2008, lot 500
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 24th June 2009

Publications

  • Hermann Historica Sale, Munich, 9th October 2008, lot 500
  • J. M. Eisenberg, Arts of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2010, vol. XXI, p. 48, fig. 111
  • M. Junkelmann, "Roman Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 264, fig. 82
  • Egypte Ancienne, May/ June/July 2013, no. 8, p. 70
  • Elle, June 2013, no. 3520, p. 153
  • France Today, December 2013/January 2014, no. 1, p. 15
  • France Today, June/July 2014, vol. 29, no. 4, p. 65
  • Mougins Magazine, 2014, no. 1, p. 25
  • State, 2014, no.15, pp. 6, 21
  • 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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