Bidspirit auction | RARE ETRUSCAN MONTEFORTINO HELMET WITH

RARE ETRUSCAN MONTEFORTINO HELMET WITH INSCRIPTION - Ca. 400 BC. A hammered bronze Montefortino helmet with a high rounded bowl tapering to a short knob for the attachment of a plume. The lower edge extends into a projecting neck guard and a narrow brim with a punched inscription. Two bronze rivets on each side served to attach the cheekpieces. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2015.758.1. Size: 220mm x 260mm; Weight: 955g Provenance: UK Private Collection; Ex. Jean-Jacques Rotthier collection, Belgium, 1980s-2000s, acquired in 1980s in France. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation