ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH - EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK BRONZE CORINTHIAN HELMET
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 6TH - EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
10 5⁄16 in. (26.2 cm.) high

Provenance

with Galerie Serres, Paris, 1970s.
French private collection, acquired from the above; thence by descent.

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Lot Essay

The iconic form of this helmet is typical for the Archaic period. Hammered from a single heavy sheet, it was designed to fully cover the warrior's head. It has a continuous curving profile, characteristic almond-shaped eye-openings, an elongated nose-guard rounded at its tip, integral cheek-pieces divided by a vertical gap and a flaring neck-guard. For closely-related examples, see nos. 26 and 27 in A. Bottini, et al., eds., Antike Helme.

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