ID 832770
Lot 28 | Späthellenistischer Helm, Sonderform des attischen Typs, 1. Jhdt. v. Chr.
Estimate value
€ 9 000
Höhe ohne Wangenklappen 19 cm. Breite 21 cm. Länge 23 cm. Außen schöne dunkelgrüne Patina. Druckstelle auf der linken Seite, Risse in der Kalotte im Bereich von Scheitel und zum Nacken hin. Diverse Dellen am Nackenschutz. Ansonsten ausgezeichnet erhaltene Originalsubstanz ohne Ergänzungen.
Ausgesprochen interessante, späte Sonderform des attischen Helmes, die mit vielen Merkmalen einem in Berlin aufbewahrten Helm aus Pergamon ähnelt. Andere Merkmale wie die massive Rippe im Nackenbereich, der nach außen gestellte Rand des Gesichtsfeldes und die durch Bronzeblech eingefassten eisernen Wangenklappen sind an frühkaiserzeitlichen römischen Helmen anzutreffen. Die Grundform erinnert zudem an römische Helme der Form Weisenau/Guttmann bzw. einen frühkaiserzeitlichen Bronzehelm aus Frankfurt-Heddernheim.
Provenienz: Aus englischer Privatsammlung, erworben vom Vater des jetzigen Besitzers aus US-amerikanischer Sammlung.
Bronze helmet with two iron cheek guards. Bronze calotte with hemispherical upper part. At the front it is terminated by a frontal bar driven out from the inside with lateral volutes and a central "pediment", at the back of the neck by an angular, massive rib. Below the frontal bar, a smooth rim zone with an outwardly placed and inwardly flanged rim, which bends downwards behind the facial field. From there the rim runs horizontally to the neck guard, which flares outwards below the neck rib. Above the frontal bar run two parallel narrow ribs, reminiscent of the ribs of Illyrian helmets, or of the crest ribs of two-piece helmets of the northern Black Sea region. The ribs are only slightly pronounced at the front, tapering off at the back of the calotte and merging with the calotte. Between the volutes and the downward running, flanged edge of the face field, two iron rivets each, with which iron cheek guards were attached. The cheek guards slightly retracted in the centre at the front, the hinges with which they were attached to the rivets lost. The cheek guards bordered on the sides by flanged bronze sheet. On the inside of the left cheek guard at the lower edge, a bronze tab is still preserved and fastened with an iron rivet. Here a loop could be pulled to close the helmet. On the other cheek guard only the rivet hole is still visible.
Height without cheek guards 19 cm. Width 21 cm. Length 23 cm. Beautiful dark green patina on the outside. Pressure mark on the left side, cracks in the calotte in the area of the crown and towards the neck. Various dents on the neck guard. Otherwise excellently preserved original substance without completions.
Extremely interesting, late special form of an Attic helmet, similar in many features to a helmet from Pergamon preserved in Berlin. Other features, such as the massive rib in the neck area, the outwardly set edge of the facial field and the iron cheek guards framed by bronze sheet, are found on early Roman helmets of the Imperial period. The basic shape is also reminiscent of Roman helmets of the form Weisenau/Guttmann, or an Early Imperial bronze helmet from Frankfurt-Heddernheim.
Provenance: From an English private collection, acquired by the father of the present owner from a US collection.
Place of origin: | Ancient Greece |
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Place of origin: | Ancient Greece |
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