CHALCIDIAN HELMET
GREECE, 4TH CENTURY B.C.
£13,750
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
Description
hammered sheet bronze, the peaked crown with central ridge, the brows formed of sweeping contours running along the top of the face opening, with short neck guard and arched cheek guards, perforated for separate, bearing a collection label reading "AG176"
Dimensions
18cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Germany, collection number AG176, acquired in 1988 in Freibourg, pictured in Mr. Guttmann's private museum in supporting image
Hermann Historica, 7th October 2009, lot 176
Published:
Born, H. 1993. Restaurierung antiker Bronzewaffen. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern