CIRCA 500-470 B.C.

Details

A CORINTHIAN BRONZE HELMET
Circa 500-470 B.C.
Formed from hammered sheet bronze, the slender face with some concavity, the neck guard flaring, pronounced carination peaked at the center of the forehead separating the face protectants from the crown of the helmet, the cheek-pieces each half-spade shaped, tapering to a pointed end, the eye holes outlined with a sharp raised ridge that extends at the outer corners of the sockets and continues along the thin nose guard, a slightly raised ridge outlines the periphery of the helmet
10¼ in. (26.1 cm) high

Provenance

The Merrin Gallery, New York
American Private Collection

Lot Essay

For a similar treatment of details see the bronze helmet in the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, no. 14, pp. 49-50 in Mitten, Classical Bronzes. Of the type, Mitten says (op. cit.), "...the new form, with its ridged division separating crown from lower areas, furnishes greater protection to the cheeks and neck of its wearer while achieving a slender, refined elegance."

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