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LOT 1444
Greek Style Bronze Helmet
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 in. (1.5 kg, 30.5 cm high).
Featuring hammered helmet detailing together with mythical creatures and coiled snakes.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
On original Pseudo-Corinthian or Apulo-Corinthian helmets see Bottini, A., ‘Apulo-Korintische Helme’, in Bottini, A., Egg, M., Von Hase, F. W., Pflug, H., Schaaf, U., Schauer, P., Waurick, G., Antike Helme, Sammlung Lipperheide und andere Bestände des Antikenmuseums Berlin, Mainz, 1988, pp.107-136.
FootnotesThe helmet is modelled upon the pseudo-Corinthian models of antiquity. The gryphon represented refers to the wars between these mythological creatures and the Arimaspes.
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