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The hemispherical body is crowned by a mushroom-shaped knob decorated with a leaf ornament. Parallel fluted grooves and a herringbone-patterned bands encircle the helmet above the lower rim and neck guard.

h. 18.5 cm

4th-3rd century BC

Bronze

Provenance

Ex Axel Guttmann collection, Berlin
Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries at Hermann Historica, Auction 49, Munich, 19th October 2005, lot 172
Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 12th October 2005, HMS13

Publications

M. Junkelmann, Romische Helme-Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Berlin/Mainz, 2000, vol. 8, Band 8, p.105, Abb.28
J. M. Eisenberg, Arts of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2010, vol. XXI, p. 45, no. 103
Hermann Historica, Auction 49, Munich, 19th October 2005, lot 172
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 187, fig. 11
Roman Coins, , [on-line] available at: Romancoins.info/MilitaryEquipment-Helmet-montefortino.html#Montefortino

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 Helmet of Montefortino-Canosa Type

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