Bidspirit auction | RARE EARLY CHALCIDIAN BRONZE HELMET

RARE EARLY CHALCIDIAN BRONZE HELMET WITH DECORATED CHEEKPIECES - Ca. 500 BC. A bronze helmet with a rounded calotte and a flaring lower edge, the brow extending down into a central nose guard. A raised double rib encircles the crown, terminating at each side in a circular boss. Hinged cheekpieces hang below, each decorated with rows of punched bosses. For similar see: A. Bottini, M. Egg, Antike Helme, Sammlung Lipperheide und andere Bestände des Antikenmuseums Berlin, Abb. 11-12. Size: 290mm x 245mm; Weight: 625g Provenance: Private UK Collection; Ex. UK Art Market; Ex. Irene Unz-Mavrogordato collection, Germany, 1970s-1990s; Ex. German art gallery, 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.