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CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE HELMET
CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Hammered from a single sheet, the high arching crest with a peaked double ridge, a repoussé bust of Minerva at the front of the crest, the goddess wearing a triple crested helmet over curly locks and a scaled aegis with a central gorgoneion, her shield on her left shoulder, the helmet with molded ear protection, perforated for attachment along the visor below the Minerva bust
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high
CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Hammered from a single sheet, the high arching crest with a peaked double ridge, a repoussé bust of Minerva at the front of the crest, the goddess wearing a triple crested helmet over curly locks and a scaled aegis with a central gorgoneion, her shield on her left shoulder, the helmet with molded ear protection, perforated for attachment along the visor below the Minerva bust
10¼ in. (26 cm.) high
Provenance
Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 18 May 1981, lot 370.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988.
John Kluge, Charlottesville.
The Morven Collection of Ancient Art; Christie's, New York, 8 June 2004, lot 548.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988.
John Kluge, Charlottesville.
The Morven Collection of Ancient Art; Christie's, New York, 8 June 2004, lot 548.
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