A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF CHALCIDIAN TYPE - ARCHAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND HALF OF THE 6TH CENTURY B.C.

Of hammered sheet, the crown with a carinated edge that peaks at the front where it merges with the sharp median ridge, the carination especially pronounced at the back, with long crescentic cheek-pieces, the small nose-guard terminating in a disk, the neck-guard flanged, a reinforcing band joined by rivets applied around the perimeter of the eye-holes partially preserved, two perforations above each ear-hole, a perforation at the top of the crown ridge, and two at the back along the neck-guard. 10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high  - Price Realized: $ 116,500

Provenance: German Private Collector, 1990s.

Christie's New York. ANTIQUITIES.  4 June 2008