Inv. n°: MMoCA498

Greek Bronze Helmet of Illyrian Type

Open-faced helmet, which offered unobstructed vision but left the face exposed.

h. 22.4 cm

6th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 25th February 2008, HR0801 (was listed item 154)
  • Ex Axel Guttmann collection (H299), Berlin
  • Acquired at Hermann Historica, Munich, 11th April 2008, lot 313

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, Auction 54, 11th April 2008, lot 313
  • M. Merrony, Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, September/October 2010, vol. 21, no. 5, p. 52, fig. 3
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 201, fig. 60
  • R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets, 2019, p. 292

Exhibitions

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

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