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EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE HELMET Of heavy, domed, conical shape. The knob topping the crown has a hole for inserting a crest. It is ornamented with concentric grooves and a band with diagonal hatching. Published in: H. Born/S. Hansen, Helme und Waffen Alteuropas-Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Vol. 9 (Berlin/Mainz 2001) pp. 74,175, 241-245, 270 plates XIV, XV. 245 ff., ill. 192-194. Rare and well preserved. Ex Axel Guttmann (1944-2001) collection, Berlin. Hungary, ca. 1000 BC H. 10 1/2 in. (26cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2007, no. 73 HMS16 $28,500 Sales |
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