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Greek Bronze Helmet of Phrygian Type
Decorated with a variety of repousse designs, featuring marine deities and monsters. Prominent on the front is a winged Scylla with magnificent web-like wings, and wears a pleated high-belted chiton that has slipped off her right shoulder. Her head is turned to her left, and she holds a trident in her right hand. On the left side of the helmet is a ketos (sea serpent) with a long snout and spiky fins. On the flaring rim below these designs are small rivets and holes for the attachment of cheek-pieces. The neck-guard features seated figures flanking a central web-footed bird (swan?). The figure on the right is a bearded male; perhaps Poseidon, and his companion to the right might be his consort Amphitrite.
Provenance
Publications
- , "La guerre d'Hannibal", Antiquité, le magazine de l'Antiquité Européenne, France
- Nice-Matin, France
- , Ancient Greek Helmets : A Complete Guide and Catalogue, Germany
- La Semaine des Spectacles, France
- , "Graeco-Italic Militaria", Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France
Exhibitions
- Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
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