LARGE CHALCIDIAN BRONZE HELMET WITH CHEEKPIECES

Ca. 500 - 400 BC. A large bronze Chalcidian helmet with a high crown and a pronounced central ridge descending towards the brow. The front is shaped with broad arched eye openings and a short integral nose guard, its border decorated with a line of punched circles continuing across the brow and down the nose guard. Each cheek piece is attached by a multi-knuckle hinge and has a broad rounded lower end edged with punched ornament, with a fastening hole near the tip. The rear descends to a short flaring neck guard. For similar see: MET Museum Object Number: 2003.407.2 Size: 305mm x 260mm; Weight: 1.06kg Provenance: Private London collection; Reinhold Hofstätter collection, Austria, acquired in 1970s. French private collection, 1980s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

Estimate:£5,000

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