established 1942


ITALIC BRONZE HELMET

With a conical domed section, separated from the lower parts by an encircling ridge. In front, a concave brow section follows below this, while behind a concave neck terminates in a flange-like neck guard. A large bronze ring is attached to an bolt in the crown; decorated with a frieze of punched palmetto.

Ex Axel Guttmann (1944-2001) collection, Berlin.

4th Century BC

H. 7 1/2 in. (19 cm.)

Art of the Ancient World, 2007, no. 86
HMS12
SOLD

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