Inv. n°: MMoCA87a

Italo-Corinthian Bronze Helmet

With an eyelet cap of palmettes. Part of the pre-eminents soldiers survival kit used by infantrymen throughout the Greek world.

h. 22.8 cm

Apulia, 6th-5th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Kroeber collection, Berlin, acquired 1960s
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 22nd October 2008

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, January 2004, vol. XV, p. 26, no 57
  • J. M. Eisenberg, Arms, Armour and Images of Warfare, Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, October 2004, p. 6, no. 18
  • M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 225, fig. 121

Exhibitions

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

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