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| CHALCIDIAN BRONZE HELMET WITH INCISED DECORATION Narrow elongated skull with a carinated and crested crown, holes for the plume attachment, large cheek pieces, and a short flaring neck guard. The forehead has decorative eyebrows in relief and richly incised palmettes, serpents' heads, locks of hair, and floral ornamentation. 5th-4th Century BC H. 9 in. (23 cm.) Ex collection of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired in Krefeld 1990. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, 2010, no. 96. HMQ48 $55,000 Sales |
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