Inv. n°: MMoCA530

Greek Bronze Helmet of Pilos Type

Cone-shaped skull with a broad offset rim. A soldered bronze disc appliqué showing a Gorgon (Gorgoneion) on the front. The crown surmounted with an attachment cap fitted with and S-shaped adornment. Pairs of holes on the sides beneath soldered disc appliqués for fastening the plume.

h. 31 cm

4th-3rd century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Axel Guttmann collection (AG 554/ H 192), acquired in Krefeld in 1994
  • Hermann Historica, Auction 59 "Antiquities from the Axel Guttman Collection and other Properties", Munich, 17th April 2010, lot 355

Publications

  • Hermann Historica, "Antiquities from the Axel Guttmann Collection and Other Properties", Auction 59, April 2010, lot 355
  • M. Merrony, Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, September/October 2010, vol. 21, no. 5, p. 52, fig. 6
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 208, fig. 77
  • R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue, Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd., New York, 2019, p. 535, no. 266

Exhibitions

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

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