A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET WITH WINGS

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ID 1076547
Lot 22 | A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET WITH WINGS
A GREEK BRONZE PILOS HELMET WITH WINGS

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).
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