4TH CENTURY B.C.

Details

A PHRYGIAN-CHALCIDIAN TYPE WINGED BRONZE HELMET
4TH CENTURY B.C.
The crown with raised peak and additional spiked crest (separate), two coiled snake plume holders with wings attached below, a fragmentary gorgoneion relief plaque between contoured ribs on the brow, an eagle attachment above, a lotus bud with spiral tendril in relief at each side from a central palmette at the rear, the cheekpieces with figures of Nike and Artemis in relief, slight restoration
12¾ in. (32.4 cm.) high excl. cheekpieces

Provenance

Acquired in 1989, Cologne.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
H. Born, Restaurierung antiker Bronzewaffen: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, II, Mainz, 1993, no. IX (AG 327); and M. Junkelmann, Das Spiel mit dem Tod, Mainz, 2000, pp. 52 and 54, pl. 65.

See illustrations on previous pages.

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