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A GREEK BRONZE WARRIOR`S PANOPLY

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Auction dateClassic
30.01.2024 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 1076533
Lot 4 | A GREEK BRONZE WARRIOR'S PANOPLY
A GREEK BRONZE WARRIOR'S PANOPLY

ARCHAIC PERIOD TO CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA 7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

Helmet: 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) high; left greave: 15 3⁄8 in. (39.1 cm.) high; right greave: 16 in. (40.9 cm.) high; breast-plate: 19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) high





Provenance

Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired in Geneva, 1993 (Inv. nos. AG457/H149 (helmet), AG468/R122 (breast-plate), AG469/R123 (greaves)).

The Art of Warfare: The Axel Guttmann Collection, Part 1, Christie's, London, 6 November 2002, lot 59.

Antiken der Sammlung Axel Guttman, Auktion 54, Hermann Historica, Munich, 11 April 2008, lot 314.

Acquired by the current owner from the above.



Literature

H. Muller, ed., Geharnischte Zeiten: 2000 Jahre Körperschutz des Soldaten vom antiken Muskelpanzer zur kugelsicheren Weste, Koblenz, 1995, pp. 150-151, no. 2. ill. cover.

M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria," in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, pp. 191, 198, figs. 22, 23, 46.

M. Burns, "Beware of Greeks Bearing Arms," Minerva, March/April 2012, pp. 24-25, figs. 1-2 (helmet and breastplate).

L. Marotta, "The Medici of Mougins," Force One Magazine, 2017, p. 37.

T. Capwell and H. Higham, Henry Moore: The Helmet Heads, London, 2019, p. 45, no. 2 (helmet).

R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalog, New York, 2019, pp. 362, 596, no. C160 (helmet).

D. Dusseaux, ed., L'aventure phocéenne: Grecs, Ibères et Gaulois en Méditerranée nord-occidentale, Milan, 2019, p. 238 (helmet).



Exhibited

Koblenz, Bundesamt für Wehrtechnik und Beschaffung, Geharnischte Zeiten: 2000 Jahre Körperschutz des Soldaten vom antiken Muskelpanzer zur kugelsicheren Weste, 1995.

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA167a-c).

Nice, Musée National du Sport, Le Corps Sportif, 14 April 2018-16 September 2018 (helmet).

London, The Wallace Collection, Henry Moore: The Helmet Heads, 6 March-23 June 2019 (helmet).

Montpellier, Site archéologique Lattara - Musée Henri Prades, L'aventure phocéenne: Grecs, Ibères et Gaulois en Méditerranée nord-occidentale, 23 November 2019-6 July 2020 (helmet).
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Historical era:Archaic Period
Place of origin:Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe
Category:Armor
Auction house category:Ancient Art & Antiquities
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