2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

Details

A HELLENISTIC BRONZE HELMET OF PILOS TYPE
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The crown tapering to pointed apex, pierced for crest attachment, with broad everted rim, the front moulded with contoured triangle scrolling to stylized volutes at either side, traces of dotted decoration or inscription on everted brow (highlighted later in white), restored
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) high

Provenance

Acquired in 1992, Cologne.

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, no. VII; and M. Junkelmann, Römische Helme: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, VIII, Mainz, 2000, p. 13, pl. 4, foldout I (AG 359).

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