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LOT 0252
Archaic Greek Modified Bronze Corinthian Helmet
LATE 7TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY B.C.
12 1/4 in. (2.2 kg total, 31.5 cm high including stand).
Consisting of two sections joined with bronze rivets; above a domed section with row of rivets; below, a folded band with rolled rim, with rivets to the rear holding two halves; line of holes to the base for securing an inner lining.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Ex private Austrian collection.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Accompanied by a metal analysis and appraisal by Dr Brian Gilmour.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11764-203980.
Cf. Hixenbaugh, R., Ancient Greek Helmets, New York, 2019, nos.C245 and C248; for a similar helmet skull from Torre di Satriano e Benevento (Bottini, Egg, Von Hase, Pflug, Schaaf, Schauer, Waurick, 1988, p.72, fig.7, cat.14, p.392) and Melfi (Museo Nazionale del Melfese, 1996, p.4).
FootnotesThe upper part of the helmet was probably modified in antiquity, the lower part of the eye holes and the cheek pieces have been cut away, and replacement cheek pieces, now lacking, were once crudely rivetted to the sides.
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LOT 0252
Archaic Greek Modified Bronze Corinthian Helmet
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000€4,640 - 6,960 (for guidance only)$5,400 - 8,100 (for guidance only)
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English Civil War Helmet
Mid 17th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Of Dutch lobster-tailed pot type, the neck-guard composed of four articulated sections; wide brim with a movable nasal-guard; tongue-shaped cheekpieces with ventilation rosettes and five bosses around the raised perimeter; the cheek-pieces re-attached. 1.54 kg, 26 cm
with Peter Bunting Antiques. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of Peter Bunting invoice.
The capeline or taschetto (capeline in English, derived from the word that in French indicates the hat) was a particular type of helmet widespread in Western Europe in the 17th century. It was a variant of the szyszak helmet used by the cavalry forces of the Ottoman Empire and Muscovy, as well as by the winged hussars of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the post-Renaissance era. The helmet was mainly used by armoured cavalrymen in various European armies of the 17th century, and it was one of the typical helmets of the Thirty Years' War. -
Ummayad Bronze Spearhead
7th-8th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £133
Formed with a broadly triangular blade, narrow neck and tapering round-section socket. 245 grams, 34 cm
Ex old English collection. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
The basic Arabic term for a spear or lance, whether used by cavalry or infantry, was rumh. In the 7th century it normally would have been ten or twelve cubits long, i.e. four and a half metres. -
Khazar Silver-Gilt Sword Belt Mount with Warrior
9th-10th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £374
Square in plan with a slightly convex openwork panel composed of alternating circular cells and leaf-like ovals, central male head with long hair and stylised facial features, possibly wearing a helmet; attachment loop to each corner on the reverse. 8.27 grams, 22 mm
Fine condition.
Acquired in the 1980s-1990s. Ex an important central London gallery, London W1.
