A SAMNITE BRONZE WARRIOR’S PANOPLY

Lot 13
08.10.2024 16:00UTC -05:00
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$ 100 000
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ID 1303116
Lot 13 | A SAMNITE BRONZE WARRIOR’S PANOPLY
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$ 100 000 – 150 000
A SAMNITE BRONZE WARRIOR’S PANOPLY
LATE CLASSICAL TO HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 400-200 B.C.
Helmet: 11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) high; breast-plate: 11 ¾ in. (29.8 cm.) high; belt: 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diameter; ankle-guards: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) long (larger)




Provenance

Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin (Inv. nos. AG174/H30 (helmet); AG009/R3 (breast-plate); AG229/R45 (belt); AG217/R44 (ankle-guards).
Antiken der Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Auktion 54, Hermann Historica, Munich, 11 April 2008, lot 344.
Christian Levett, London, acquired from the above on behalf of the Mougins Museum of Classical Art.



Literature

M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria," in M. Merrony, ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 224, figs. 117-119 (breast-plate, greaves and belt).
S. Davis, "Museum Watch," France Today, October-November 2013, p. 15 (helmet).
K.A. Kazek, Chasseurs & Gladiateurs: L'épopée des héros de l'arène, Saint-Martin-des-Entrées, 2019, p. 19 (breast-plate).
R. Hixenbaugh, Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalog, New York, 2019, p. 498, no. X412 (helmet).



Exhibited

Mougins Museum of Classical Art, 2011-2023 (Inv. nos. MMoCA170a-d).
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