CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.

Details

A KEGAL TYPE BRONZE HELMET
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
Constructed from five sections riveted together, with cone-shaped crown, the backpiece, cheekpieces and browpiece all with raised ridged decoration above piercings for inner lining, cheekpieces with semicircular cut-away eyes, repaired with slight restoration
11 in. (28 cm.) high

Provenance

Given to Axel Guttmann as a 50th birthday present.

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 and S. Hansen, Frühgriechische Bronzehelme: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, III, Mainz, 1994, pp. 117-119, pls. I-IV, IX-XVI (AG 444).

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