A GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 550-500 B.C.
Hammered from a single sheet, of domed form, with a straight visor and a short flaring neck-guard, two raised parallel ridges running front to back across the crown, a perforation at the forward tip of each cheek-guard and one at the back
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
A GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET
ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 550-500 B.C.
Hammered from a single sheet, of domed form, with a straight visor and a short flaring neck-guard, two raised parallel ridges running front to back across the crown, a perforation at the forward tip of each cheek-guard and one at the back
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high