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A tall bronze skull set off from a broad brim, reinforced inside. Short neck-guard plate and curved, long cheek-pieces on tube hinges. The crown of the helmet sull is reinforced with a cap decorated with radiating lines, surmounted by a three-fold, "W" shaped, curved plume socket appliqué on a strong iron bar.

h. 47 cm

Hellenistic, 4th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

Ex Axel Guttmann collection (AG 552/H 190), Berlin, acquired in Krefeld in 1993

Publications

Hermann Historica, Auction 58, Munich, 7th October 2009, lot 194
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 212, fig. 88
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue, 2019, p. 537

Exhibitions

The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), MECC, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2001 — 2001
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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Greek Bronze Helmet of Pilos Type

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