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| GREEK BRONZE HELMET CHEEK PIECE Bearing a relief scene of a cuirass clad warrior wielding shield and standing over a well muscled, nude warrior futilely trying to fend off his superior with his rounded shield. Probably a representation of Achilles slaying Hector. Ex private collection, New York. Cf. Cheek piece in the Antikenmuseum, Berlin with a depiction of Odysseus, published in Pflug, Antiken Helme, p.146, pl. 13 Ca. 425-375 BC H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2008, no. 80 RND02 $17,500 Sales |
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