Lot 17
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A GREEK BRONZE PSEUDO-CORINTHIAN HELMET
A GREEK BRONZE PSEUDO-CORINTHIAN HELMET
A GREEK BRONZE PSEUDO-CORINTHIAN HELMET
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A GREEK BRONZE PSEUDO-CORINTHIAN HELMET

MAGNA GRAECIA, CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.

Details
A GREEK BRONZE PSEUDO-CORINTHIAN HELMET
MAGNA GRAECIA, CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
8 11/16 in. (22 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese private collection, acquired prior to 1988.
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

The pseudo-Corinthian helmet type developed in South Italy during the 6th-5th Century B.C. at the time when its mainland Hellenic cousin, the Corinthian helmet, became extinct in Greece. Unlike its Corinthian counterpart, it was not used to cover and protect the face, but rather it was worn at the top of the head with the front portions serving as a visor. The eye slits and nose-guard were purely decorative. For a similar example see Chamay, et al., The Art of the Italic Peoples from 3000 to 300 B.C., pp. 364-365, no. 241.

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