RARE ATTIC BRONZE HELMET WITH CHEEK PIECES

Ca. 400 BC. A bronze helmet with a tall, rounded crown surmounted by a conical finial with a globular terminal. The lower edge flares outwards, extending into a short projecting peak above the neck. A pair of elongated cheekpieces is attached to the sides by riveted hinges, each with a curved profile and a scalloped inner edge. The cheekpieces taper towards their rounded lower terminals, with perforations for fastening." with "A collection of books exploring Greek art. The group includes catalogues, illustrated monographs, and academic works by leading specialists in the field: École Française D' Athènes, Guide De Thasos, 1968. Guido Libertini, Il Teatro antico e la sua evoluzione, 1933. Bernard Berenson, L'Arco di Costantino o della Decadenza della Forma, 1952. Ministry of Culture, Paros, Archaelogical Receipts Fund Edition, Athens 1988. A.H. Smith, The Mausoleum and Scuptures of Halicarnassos and Prienè, in the British Museum, Part V, Volume II, London 1900. Robert and Kathleen Cook, Southern Greece: An Archaeological Guide of Attica, Delphi and the Peloponnese, London 1968. Athens Annals of Archaelogy, Volume IV, part 1, 1971. Martha Leeb Hadzi, Transformations in Hellenistic Art, 1983. Cornelius C. Vermeule III, Hellenistic and Roman Cuirassed Statues: A Supplement, Berytus XV, 1964. Erik Hallager, The Mycenaean Palace at Knossos, Memoir I, Stokholm, 1977. P.A Mountjoy, Mycenaean Pottery: An Introduction, 1993. John Onians, Art and Thought in the Hellenistic Age: The Greek World View 350 - 50 BC, Thames and Hudson Edition, London 1979. F.W. Walbank, The Hellenistic World, F.W. Walbank 1981 Size: 340mm x 270mm; Weight: 1.07kg Provenance: Private European collection; Ex. UK collection; formerly in a Swiss art gallery and a Belgian collection, 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimation:€11,923.36

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