ID 1303137
Lot 17 | A GREEK BRONZE WARRIOR’S PANOPLY
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000
MAGNA GRAECIA, LATE CLASSICAL TO HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400-250 B.C.
Helmet: 12 in. (30.4 cm.) high; back-plate: 16 1/8 in. (40.9 cm.) high; ankle-guards: 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm.) long (larger)
Provenance
Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. nos. H327 (helmet); R321 (back-plate); R356 (ankle-guards)).
Antiken der Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Auktion 59, Hermann Historica, Munich, 12 April 2010, lot 351.
Christian Levett, London, acquired from the above on behalf of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art.
Literature
M. Merrony, "Armour at Auction," Minerva, September-October 2010, p. 52, fig 8.
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalog, New York, 2019, p. 486, no. X319.
Exhibited
Mougins Museum of Classical Art, 2011-2023 (Inv. nos. MMoCA528a-c).
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Classical antiquity, Hellenistic period, Archaic Period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Italy, 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, Archaic Period |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities, Armour |
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