A GREEK BRONZE CHALCIDIAN HELMET

MAGNA GRAECIA, LATE CLASSICAL TO EARLY HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 350-300 B.C.

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A GREEK BRONZE CHALCIDIAN HELMET
MAGNA GRAECIA, LATE CLASSICAL TO EARLY HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 350-300 B.C.
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high

Provenance

Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. no. AG561/H199).
Antiken der Sammlung Axel Guttman, Auktion 56, Hermann Historica, Munich, 8 October 2008, lot 48.
Acquired by the current owner from the above.

Literature

M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria," in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 216, fig. 102.
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalog, New York, 2019, pp. 486, 675-676, no. X314.

Exhibited

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA184).

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Lot Essay

Noteworthy features on this elegant helmet include a central rib running along the dome that merges with the triangular "diadem" above the m-shaped brows, repoussé volutes at the temples, and hinged, scalloped cheek-guards. For an identical example, see W28, pp. 71-72 in D. Cahn, Waffen und Zaumzeug.

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