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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A GREEK BRONZE CHALCIDIAN HELMET
CIRCA 550-500 B.C.
Details
A GREEK BRONZE CHALCIDIAN HELMET
CIRCA 550-500 B.C.
The crown with a carinated edge that peaks at the front where it merges with the sharp median ridge, with deep crescentic cheek-pieces, a small nose guard, long thin eyebrow lines and a flanged neck-guard, the reinforcing band applied to the perimeter partially preserved, the back somewhat crumpled and the proper right cheek-piece with a large central perforation, presumably from battle, a dedicatory Greek inscription incised on the neck-guard
12 in. (30.4 cm) high
CIRCA 550-500 B.C.
The crown with a carinated edge that peaks at the front where it merges with the sharp median ridge, with deep crescentic cheek-pieces, a small nose guard, long thin eyebrow lines and a flanged neck-guard, the reinforcing band applied to the perimeter partially preserved, the back somewhat crumpled and the proper right cheek-piece with a large central perforation, presumably from battle, a dedicatory Greek inscription incised on the neck-guard
12 in. (30.4 cm) high
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1970s.
Anonymous sale; Piasa, Paris, 1-2 October 2003, lot 84.
Anonymous sale; Piasa, Paris, 1-2 October 2003, lot 84.