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51 - CORINTHIAN-STYLE BRONZE HELMET
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CORINTHIAN-STYLE BRONZE HELMET Greek art, second half of the 7th century B.C. Helmet formed from a thin sheet of bronze cast in a single piece and shaped by hammering to form a rounded shell ending at the back with a slightly flared neck guard, at the front, two straight cheek guards pierced at their bases for attaching the chin strap, with almond-shaped eye slits framing the nose guard. The rim of the helmet is dotted with fine rivets for attaching a lining. Restorations and minor losses (rivets). Height: 22.9 cm Provenance: Private collection, La Jolla, California Royal-Athena Galleries, New York Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2009 Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA286) Bibliography: J. M. Eisenberg, *Art of the Ancient World*, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, vol. XX, p. 74, no. 40 M. Burns, “Graeco-Italic Militaria” in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 198, fig. 49 R. Hixenbaugh, *Ancient Greek Helmets: A Complete Guide and Catalogue*, 2019, p. 351, no. C67 A Greek bronze Corinthian helmet, Second half of the 7th century B.C.
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