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A GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET, CIRCA 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

Reference: ART600168

The domed helmet with a pair of raised double parallel ridges, each with smaller ridges at the outer edge, with a central frontal tang and loop at the back for attachment of a crest, with an everted rear flange and long pointed cheekpieces perforated at the forward tip, edged with a border of studs.
26 cm. height

CONDITION
Heavily restored.

PROVENANCE
German private collection, previously in an old collection of Mr. E.R. Formed in the early 1970s.