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54 - CHALCIDIAN-STYLE BRONZE HELMET
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CHALCIDIAN-STYLE BRONZE HELMET Greek art, late 5th century – early 4th century B.C. 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 notched at the ears. Three (modern) silver plaques with repoussé decoration of meander patterns and ivy leaves are affixed 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 B.C.
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