Inv. n°: MMoCA422

Greek Bronze Helmet of the Chalcidian Type

The carinated domed crown with median ridge, a molded spiral motif on each temple, connected by inverted molded chevrons above the brow with traces of engraving.

h. 27.6 cm

5th-4th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann Collection, Berlin
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries at Christie's London, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, London, 28th April 2004, François de Ricqlès, Drout-Montaigne, Archéologie sale
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 9th October 2009, CLG128

Publications

  • Christie's, The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, London, 28th April 2004, lot 103
  • Royal-Athena Galleries, Ancient Arms, Armor and Images of Warfare, 2004, p. 8, plate 22
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 219, fig. 107
  • S. DeCasien, "Naval Siege Machinery in Action Besieging Rhodes by Sea" in J. Oorthuys (ed.), Ancient Warfare: Breaking Down the Walls, Fortifications and Siege Warfare, Karwansaray Publishers, The Netherlands, January/Feburary 2021, vol XIV, issue 3, p. 27

Exhibitions

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

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