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54 - CHALCIDIAN-STYLE BRONZE HELMET
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
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CHALCIDIAN-STYLE BRONZE HELMET Greek art, late 5th century – early 4th century BC A Chalcidian-style helmet cast in a single piece of hammered bronze, forming a dome extended at the back by a flared neck guard and at the front by cheek guards cut out at ear level. Three (modern) silver plaques, embossed with a design of meanders and ivy leaves, are attached to the cheek guards and the back of the skull. Restorations and a missing nasal piece. Height: 26.5 cm Provenance: Helmut Liebert, Krefeld Hixenbaugh Ancient Art, New York, 2007 Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2008 Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2008 Exhibitions: Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA496) Bibliography: M. Burns, ‘Graeco-Italic Militaria’ in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 202, fig. 64 R. Hixenbaugh, *Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalogue*, 2019, p. 468, fig. X172 A Greek bronze Chalcidian helmet, Late 5th–early 4th century BC
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About the sale Archaeology & Oriental Arts
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Auction time 11/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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