A Greek Bronze Helmet of Illyrian Type, circa 6th Century B.C.

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Description

A Greek Bronze Helmet of Illyrian Type
Height 10 1/8 in. 25.7 cm.

of high domed form with long cheek-guards and everted neck-guard, the parallel ridges on the crown and the rivets in front and back used for attachment of the crest, the perimeter of the helmet finely chased with beading between two contoured lines.

Provenance

Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, 2000
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2001

Catalogue Note

For related examples cf. Antike Helme, p. 382, no. 5, and Sotheby’s, Bastis Collection, no 79. For a detailed discussion of late Illyrian helmets with beaded perimeter, including their geographical distribution and place within the typology/chronology of Illyrian helmets in general, see Antike Helme, pp. 55-59.