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Conical skull showing a broad offset rim. A bronze disc with a large ring on the crown of the helmet as well as helical sockets with serpent head finials for the helmet crest on either side. Two holes on each side above the lower rim of the helmet for chinstraps, with a disc in the shape of a four-spoked wheel soldered above them. Another hole on the back of the helmet.

h. 20.8 cm

4th-3rd century BC

Bronze

Provenance

Ex Axel Guttmann collection (AG 526/H 178), Berlin
Acquired at Hermann Historica Sale 58, Munich, 7th October 2009, lot 195

Publications

Hermann Historica, Auction 58, 11th April 2008, lot 195
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, Invalid date, p. 212, fig. 90
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue, 1st January 2019, p. 535

Exhibitions

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

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Bronze Helmet of the Pilos Type

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