Lot 28
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A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET
A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET
A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET
A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET
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A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET

MAGNA GRAECIA, LATE CLASSICAL TO HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400-200 B.C.

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A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET
MAGNA GRAECIA, LATE CLASSICAL TO HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400-200 B.C.
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. no. H330).
Antiken der Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Auktion 60, Hermann Historica, Munich, 13 October 2010, lot 2158.
Christian Levett, London, acquired from the above on behalf of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art.
Literature
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria," in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 209, fig. 81.
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalog, New York, 2019, p. 533, no. H250.
R.C.L. Holmes "Ancient Greek Helmets: 8 Types and their Characteristics" (online article, www.thecollector.com, 2020).
Exhibited
Mougins Museum of Classical Art, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA593).

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Lot Essay

This helmet is an elegant example of the Pilos type. The conical dome is offset from the broad lower band, which is decorated with repoussé ornamentation featuring a berried olive wreath, tied at the back, and centered by a rosette. For a similar example, see the helmet also formerly in the Axel Guttmann Collection and now in Munich, Staatliche Antikensammlungen, no. H249 in Hixenbaugh, op. cit.

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