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THE PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GREEK BRONZE CORINTHIAN HELMET
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK BRONZE CORINTHIAN HELMET
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH CENTURY B.C.
Hammered from a single heavy sheet, of domed form, with a flaring neck-guard, elongated almond-shaped eye holes, and a protruding nose-guard rounded at the tip, perforated along the perimeter, two iron pins preserved on the interior of the crown
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 7TH CENTURY B.C.
Hammered from a single heavy sheet, of domed form, with a flaring neck-guard, elongated almond-shaped eye holes, and a protruding nose-guard rounded at the tip, perforated along the perimeter, two iron pins preserved on the interior of the crown
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired 1970s-1990s.
The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, Christie's, London, 28 April 2004, lot 61.
The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, Christie's, London, 28 April 2004, lot 61.
Literature
H. Born and S. Hansen, Helme und Waffen Alteuropas: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, IX, Mainz, 2001, p. 178, pl. 137 (AG 505).
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