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LATE CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF CHALCIDIAN TYPE
LATE CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Formed of heavy sheet, the domed crown with a loop joined to a ring at the apex, the pronounced carinated edge bifurcated at the back, the neck-guard flaring, terminating at the sides with spirals in relief, the contoured brow mirrored above and finely incised with two rows of feline-headed hybrid monsters, the lower with a radiating mane, the fur strands coiling at their tips, the upper with tongues for the body, the brow ridge spiraling into a volute at each temple, scalloped plates riveted below, hinged to the cheek-pieces, each peaked along the front edge and perforated along one side
13 in. (33 cm.) high
LATE CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Formed of heavy sheet, the domed crown with a loop joined to a ring at the apex, the pronounced carinated edge bifurcated at the back, the neck-guard flaring, terminating at the sides with spirals in relief, the contoured brow mirrored above and finely incised with two rows of feline-headed hybrid monsters, the lower with a radiating mane, the fur strands coiling at their tips, the upper with tongues for the body, the brow ridge spiraling into a volute at each temple, scalloped plates riveted below, hinged to the cheek-pieces, each peaked along the front edge and perforated along one side
13 in. (33 cm.) high
來源
G. Réal Collection, Ascona, Switzerland, prior to 1963.