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ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA MID 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF CORINTHIAN TYPE
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA MID 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Hammered from a single heavy sheet, of domed form, the neck-guard flaring, the cheek-guards pointed at their ends, the almond-shaped eye holes bevelled at the edges and contoured at their outer corners, the rounded nose-guard protruding, bordered along the perimeter with perforations and tiny raised rivets, perforations on the crown of the head, larger perforations on either side at the edge of the cheek-guards
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA MID 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Hammered from a single heavy sheet, of domed form, the neck-guard flaring, the cheek-guards pointed at their ends, the almond-shaped eye holes bevelled at the edges and contoured at their outer corners, the rounded nose-guard protruding, bordered along the perimeter with perforations and tiny raised rivets, perforations on the crown of the head, larger perforations on either side at the edge of the cheek-guards
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland, 1970s.
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