A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE - photo 1
A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE - photo 2
A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE - photo 3
A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE - photo 4
A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE - photo 5
A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE - photo 6

A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE

Sold
$ 315 000
Auction dateClassic
30.01.2024 00:00UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
Archive
The auction is completed. No bids can be placed anymore.
Archive
ID 1076557
Lot 31 | A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE
A ROMAN SHEET BRASS HELMET OF WEISENAU TYPE

FLAVIAN TO TRAJANIC PERIOD, CIRCA 69-117 A.D.

11 ¼ in. (28.7 cm.) high





Provenance

Antiquities, Sotheby's, New York, 13 June 1996, lot 99.

Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. no. AG539/H269).

The Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Part 2, Christie's, London, 28 April 2004, lot 145.

Private Collection, California, acquired from the above.

with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2004 (Ancient Arms, Armor, and Images of Warfare, no. 33).

Michael Steinhardt, New York, acquired in 2005.

with Ward & Company, New York.

Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2012.



Literature

J.M. Eisenberg, "The Summer 1996 Antiquities Sales: Auction Reports," Minerva, November/December 1996, p. 48, fig. 8.

J. Pollini, "Ein mith Inschriftenversehener Legionärshelm von der pannonisch-dakishen Grenze des römischen Reiches: Besitzverhältnisse an Waffen in der romischen Armee," in M. Junkelmann, Römische Helme: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, vol. VIII, pp. 77, 126-127, 130, 169-184, figs 95-102, pl. X, foldouts I and II.

K. Schörle, ed., L'Armée de Rome: La Puissance et la Gloire, Arles, 2018, p. 60, no. 28.

"Expo Musée d’Arles: L’Armée de Rome, La puissance et la gloire," (online article, humanhist.com, 2018).

J. Coulston, "The power and the glory," Minerva, March/April 2019, p. 19, fig. 16.

L. Rivière, "Une vie de légionnaire," in S. Laval and M. Pascal, eds., Invictus: Au coeur de deux Légions mythiques, Aubagne, 2020, p. 29.

J. Pollini, "Römischer Legionärshelm, English Synopsis and Update,” (online article, academia.edu).



Exhibited

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2012-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA794).

Arles, Musée départemental Arles antique, L'armée de Rome: La puissance et la gloire, 15 December 2018-22 April 2019.

Aubagne, Musée de la Légion étrangère, Invictus: Au coeur de deux légions mythiques, 10 September 2020-3 October 2021.
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Place of origin:Italy, Europe, Roman Empire
Category:Armor
Auction house category:Ancient Art & Antiquities
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
Preview
26.01.2024 10:00 – 17:00
27.01.2024 10:00 – 17:00
28.01.2024 12:00 – 17:00
29.01.2024 10:00 – 17:00
Phone +44 (0)20 7839 9060
Email
4FQ.AYGKAGLUQ@FO3G@
Buyer Premium see on Website
Conditions of purchaseConditions of purchase

Related terms

Frequently asked questions

First of all, you should register to be able to purchase at auction. After confirming your email address, enter your personal information in your user profile, such as your first name, last name, and mail address. Choose a lot from the upcoming auction and the maximum amount you want to place on it. After confirmation of your choice, we will send your application by e-mail to the appropriate auction house. If the auction house accepts a request, it will participate in the auction. You can view the current status of a bid at any time in your personal account in the "Bids" section.
Auctions are performed by auction houses and each of the auction houses describes their terms of auction. You can see the texts in the section "Auction information".
The results of the auction are published within a few days after the end of the auction. In the top menu of the site, find the tab "Auctions". Click on it and you will be on the auction catalog page, where you can easily find the category "Results". After opening it, select the desired auction from the list, enter and view the current status of the interested lot.
The information about the auction winners is confidential. The auction winner will receive a direct notification from the auction house responsible with instructions for further action: an invoice for payment and the manner in which the goods will be received.
Each of the auction houses has its own payment policy for the won lots. All auction houses accept bank transfers, most of them accept credit card payments. In the near future you will find detailed information for each case in the section "Auction information" on the page of the auction catalog and the lot.
Shipment of the won lot depends on its size. Small items can be delivered by post. Larger lots are sent by courier. Employees of the auction houses will offer you a wide range to choose from.
No. The archive serves as a reference for the study of auction prices, photographs and descriptions of works of art.