Inv. n°: MMoCA423

Bronze Helmet of the Chalcidian Type

Distinctly off-set skull, the crown pierced with twin holes. Contoured brow gable and arched eye cut-outs. Hinged curved cheek-pieces and slightly curved neck-guard. The skull with several old combat marks.

h. 21 cm

5th-4th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 58, Munich, 7th October 2009, lot 24

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, Auction 58, Munich, 7th October 2009, lot 24
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 216, fig. 100
  • R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue, 2019-01-01, p. 491, fig. X359

Exhibitions

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

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