Lot 45
45
A CORINTHIAN TYPE BRONZE HELMET
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A CORINTHIAN TYPE BRONZE HELMET

6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

Details
A CORINTHIAN TYPE BRONZE HELMET
6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
With sharply raking cheekpieces and slender nose-guard, the crown with carinated edge, an offset decorative flat border around the nose and almond-shaped eyes with eyeline, neck-guard missing, restored
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's London, 21 May 1984, lot 339.
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, p. 34, pl. 16 (AG 131).

Cf. A. Bottini (et al), Antike Helme, Mainz, 1988, p. 91, pls. 32-33 and p. 411, no. 33 for the type.

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