A bronze helmet of the Chalcidian Type, with a carinated ridge around the top, rising to a point over the forehead; hinged cheek pieces with curvilinear border and central boss; neck guard to the back, with a short nose guard and openings for the ears.

PROVENANCE:
Property of a private collector; acquired before 1990. Accompanied by a report of metallurgic analytical results, written by Metallurgist Dr. Brian Gilmour of the Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Oxford.

PUBLISHED:
This lot is published at the front of section in the printed catalogue.

LITERATURE:
For a similar example see The Walters Art Museum, accession number 54.2468