Inv. n°: MMoCA795

Headpiece of a 'Gesichtshelms' Cavalry Parade Helmet with Repoussé Griffins

The helmet is made of a relatively thick sheet metal (± 0.1 cm). The neck-cover is slanted and smooth, not very developed. On the forehead, a riveted hinge made possible to articulate the front part of the helmet, which represents a face. The repoussé decoration uses symbolic elements of protection: on the top, a pair of winged griffins; on the front, molosses facing each other frame a central palmette.

h. 20.3 cm

Roman, 2nd half of the 2nd - 1st half of the 3rd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • From an English Private Colletion, acquired in the 1980's on the London art market
  • Previoulsy with David Aaron Ancient Arts, London
  • Ex Michael Steinhardt Collection, New York, purchased 2008
  • Acquired at Ward & Co., 23rd January 2012

Publications

  • "Expo musée d’Arles « L’Armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire »", Human-Hist, 19th December 2018, [on-line] available at: https://humanhist.com/actualite/expo-musee-arles-armee-de-rome/
  • K. Schörle (ed.), L’armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, Musée départemental Arles antique, France, 2018, p. 79, fig. 36
  • J. Coulston, "The Power and the Glory", Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology,, March/April 2019, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2019, p. 16, no. 7
  • I. Appy, "L’armée de Rome à Arles antique", La Provence, 15th December 2018, [on-line] available at: https://www.laprovence.com/article/edition-arles/5287922/larmee-de-rome-a-larles-antique.html

Exhibitions

  • Roman Frontier Gallery: Beyond Hadrian’s wall, Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust, Carlisle, UK, October 2012 — September 2017
  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from 2012
  • L’armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, Musée de départemental de l’Arles antique, Arles, France, 15th December 2018 — 22nd April 2019

N.B. Our online collection is being continually updated thanks to ongoing research and documentation efforts carried out by the MACM documentation team. Any additional information is welcome, please contact us.

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