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THE PROPERTY OF AN ILLINOIS PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 550-500 B.C.
Details
A GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 550-500 B.C.
Hammered from a single sheet, of domed form, with a straight visor and a short flaring neck-guard, two raised parallel ridges running front to back across the crown, a perforation at the forward tip of each cheek-guard and one at the back
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 550-500 B.C.
Hammered from a single sheet, of domed form, with a straight visor and a short flaring neck-guard, two raised parallel ridges running front to back across the crown, a perforation at the forward tip of each cheek-guard and one at the back
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Germany.
with Antiqua, Woodland Hills, California.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2000.
with Antiqua, Woodland Hills, California.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2000.
Brought to you by
G. Max Bernheimer