ID 1303118
Lot 28 | A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
MAGNA GRAECIA, LATE CLASSICAL TO HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400-200 B.C.
9 ½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. no. H330).
Antiken der Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Auktion 60, Hermann Historica, Munich, 13 October 2010, lot 2158.
Christian Levett, London, acquired from the above on behalf of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art.
Literature
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria," in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 209, fig. 81.
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalog, New York, 2019, p. 533, no. H250.
R.C.L. Holmes "Ancient Greek Helmets: 8 Types and their Characteristics" (online article, www.thecollector.com, 2020).
Exhibited
Mougins Museum of Classical Art, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA593).
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Classical antiquity, Hellenistic period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Armour |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Classical antiquity, Hellenistic period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Armour |
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