A GREEK BRONZE CHALCIDIAN HELMET

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ID 1076548
Lot 13 | A GREEK BRONZE CHALCIDIAN HELMET
A GREEK BRONZE CHALCIDIAN HELMET

MAGNA GRAECIA, HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 300-200 B.C.

15 3⁄8 in. (39 cm.) high





Provenance

Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. no. AG327/H86).

Antiken der Sammlung Axel Guttman, Auktion 58, Hermann Historica, Munich, 7 October 2009, lot 171.

Acquired by the current owner from the above.



Literature

M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria," in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 215, fig. 98.

Ancient Warfare, vol. VI, no. 5, 2013, p. 5.

A. Hillen, "Divisions Among the Greeks in Italy: Under Pressure," Ancient Warfare, vol. XI, no. 2, 2017, p. 21.

R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalog, New York, 2019, p. 496, no. X394.



Exhibited

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA424).
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