Bidspirit auction | SUPERB CORINTHIAN BRONZE HELMET

SUPERB CORINTHIAN BRONZE HELMET - Ca. 550 BC. A very fine bronze helmet of Corinthian type, hammered from a single sheet, with a domed crown, almond-shaped eye openings and a prominent nose guard. Raised arched ridges extend across the brow, and the eye openings and nose guard are bordered by incised herringbone bands. The sides flare outwards into broad cheekpieces, each pierced near the lower edge, and the rear curves into a projecting neck guard. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 20677, Antiquities, Lot 87. Size: 180mm x 265mm; Weight: 1kg Provenance: From a private UK collection; earlier purchased on the London art market in the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation