CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET
classical period, circa 4th century b.c.
Of hammered sheet, rounded in form with a flaring neck-guard, each cheek guard perforated at the forward tip, with perforations at the center of the forehead and the back of the head for attachment of a crest between the two raised parallel double ridges across the crown
10 in. (27.3 cm) high
classical period, circa 4th century b.c.
Of hammered sheet, rounded in form with a flaring neck-guard, each cheek guard perforated at the forward tip, with perforations at the center of the forehead and the back of the head for attachment of a crest between the two raised parallel double ridges across the crown
10 in. (27.3 cm) high