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Of classical cone-shaped from, the tapering skull reinforced with a riveted cap surmounted by a tall, S-shaped plume socket and forked crest holder, flanked by riveted helical sockets terminating into stylised snake head finials. The lower part of the skull with offset recessed rim, on either side a pair of pierced holes beneath four-spoke wheel appliqués.

h. 36 cm

4th-3rd century BC

Bronze

Provenance

Axel Guttmann Collection (AG 338), Berlin, Germany, acquired in Krefeld in 1991
Acquired at Hermann Historica, Auction 60: "Antiquities including from the Axel Guttmann Collection", Munich, 13th October 2010, lot 2159

Publications

Hermann Historica, Auction 60, 13th October 2010, lot 2159
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 209, fig. 84
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue, New York, 2019, p. 532, fig. H247

Exhibitions

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

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Hellenistic Helmet of Pilos type

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