ID 1076547
Lot 22 | A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET WITH WINGS
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
MAGNA GRAECIA, CLASSICAL TO HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400-200 B.C.
12 in. (30.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired in Freiburg, 1988 (Inv. no. AG279/H61).
Antiken der Sammlung Axel Guttman, Auktion 54, Hermann Historica, Munich, 11 April 2008, lot 345.
Acquired by the current owner from the above.
Literature
Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Antike Helme Kalender, 1991 (cover).
H. Born, Restaurierung antiker Bronzewaffen: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, vol. 2, Mainz, 1993, p. 12, fig. 4.
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria," in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 208, fig. 79.
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalog, New York, 2019, p. 530, no. H229.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA171).
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Classical antiquity |
| 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 |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Armour |
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