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ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Hammered from a single heavy sheet, of domed form, with a wide flaring neck-guard and two raised parallel ridges running front to back across the crown, the raised ridge around the perimeter with circular rivets along the edge, each cheek-guard perforated at the forward tip, with two horizontal ridges across the brow
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
Hammered from a single heavy sheet, of domed form, with a wide flaring neck-guard and two raised parallel ridges running front to back across the crown, the raised ridge around the perimeter with circular rivets along the edge, each cheek-guard perforated at the forward tip, with two horizontal ridges across the brow
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
Provenance
with Mathias Komor, New York, 1963.
John Armiger Jr., Maryland, acquired in the 1980s.
Acquired by the current owner, U.S., 2015.
John Armiger Jr., Maryland, acquired in the 1980s.
Acquired by the current owner, U.S., 2015.