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Helmet of hemispherical form with high crown arching forward and ending in a rounded peak above the forehead, finely molded concave rim, the neck-guard with finely molded concave rim, the neck-guard with projections behind the ears, six holes on the rim for attachment of the cheek-pieces, the forehead ornamented with an appliqué head of Athena, her long wavy hair surmounted by a triple-crested helmet.

h. 33 cm

Late Classical to Early Hellenistic Period, c. 350-300 BC

Bronze

Provenance

Summa Galleries Auction, Auction I, Los Angeles, 18th September 1981, lot 43
Ex William Herbert Hunt collection
Sotheby’s, New York, "The Nelson Hunt & William Hunt Collection" Sale, 19th June 1990, lot 35
Sotheby's "Antiquities and Islamic Sale", 14th December 1993, lot 130
Acquired at Christie's, New York, "Antiquities" sale 2323, 10th June 2010, lot 96

Publications

Dietrich von Bothmer, et al., Wealth of the Ancient World, The Nelson Bunker Hunt and William Herbert Hunt Collections, Fortt. Worth, 1983, no. 35
Sotheby's, The Nelson Hunt & William Hunt Collection, New York, 19th June 1990, lot 35
Sotheby's, Antiquities and Islamic Sale, New York, 14th December 1993, lot 130
Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, March/April 1994, vol. V, no. 2, p. 35, fig. 29
Christie’s, Antiquities sale 2323, New York, 10th June 2010, lot 96
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 221, fig. 112
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue, New York, 2019, p. 511, fig. 77
Vincent Torres, "Présentation des casques des Hoplites grecs!", Histoire d'Aimer, 23rd April 2021, [video on-line]. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCS-mJYNMV8&t=795s, 12:49-12:56

Exhibitions

Wealth of the Ancient World, Kimball Art Museum, Forth Worth, United States, 25th June 1983 — 18th September 1993
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, United States, 19th October 1983 — 11th December 1983
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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Greek Bronze Helmet of Phrygian Type

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