LATE 2ND/EARLY 1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A ROMANO-CELTIC MONTEFORTINO TYPE BRONZE HELMET
LATE 2ND/EARLY 1ST CENTURY B.C.
The narrow rear peak decorated with a stippled wave motif, the crown with stylized rosette finial, two lines of roping band around the lower edge, traces of attachment of browband (now missing), repaired
9 in. (23 cm.) high

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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:
M. Junkelmann, Der montefortinohelm. Ein Helm als Indikator der militärischen und sozialen Geschichte der römischen Republik, Praxis Geschichte, 11/6, 1998, p. 48ff., pl. 2; and M. Junkelmann, Römische Helme: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, VIII, Mainz, 2000, p. 111, pls. 35-36 (AG 597).

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