PILOS HELMET
SOUTHERN ITALY, LATE 4TH - 3RD CENTURY B.C.
£12,500
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
Description
hammered sheet bronze, of conical form, with a broad rim offset by raised borders above a neck guard, the top of the helmet topped by a reinforced disc with tongue rosette, originally intended to hold a central spike for mounting the crest, dual circular appliqués with four spoke wheels representing the underworld adorn the sides
Dimensions
32cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
R.G.C. Collection, Madrid, Spain
Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Germany, collection number AG 535
Auktion Cahn, Basel, 19th November 2014, lot 187