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IMPORTANT GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF THE PHRYGIAN TYPE FROM THE TIME OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT

Constructed from riveted sheets to form the recognizable profile, with cheekpieces that join in the front and are decorated to imitate a full beard.
Found in Yugoslavia.
Cf. H. Pflug, et al., Antike Helme, 1989, nos. 35-39, pp. 163-166.

Ex German collection, acquired in Krefeld, Germany, in the 1990s.

Balkans, 4th Century BC

H. 17 1/3 in. (44 cm)

LH0801
SOLD

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