GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET 6th century BC A sheet-bronze Illyrian-style helmet with two parallel ribs to the bowl, rectangular facial aperture, narrow flange to the rear; punched annulets to the border of the aperture and cheek-plates; small holes to the brow and ends of the cheek-plates. 850 grams, 26cm (10 1/4"). Fine condition; restored. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Provenance Property of a Welsh collector; acquired early 2000 from John Moore Antiques, Bedfordshire, UK. Footnotes The term 'Illyrian' describes a style of bronze helmet, which in its later variations covered the entire head and neck, and was open-faced in all of its subsequent forms. Its earliest styles were first developed in ancient Greece, specifically in the Peloponnese, during the 8th and 7th centuries BC (700–640 BC). Accurate representations on Corinthian vases are sufficient to indicate that the "Illyrian" type helmet was developed before 600 BC. The helmet was misleadingly named as an "Illyrian" type due to a large number of early finds coming from Illyria. Date Thursday 12th February 2015 - Saturday 14th February 2015, Antiquities & Coin Catalogue Auction TimeLine Auctions Ltd arranges printed catalogue rostrum Auctions, eAuctions and Timed Auctions where we offer antiquities, ancient artefacts / artifacts, antiques, collectibles, coins, medals and books for public sale.
GREEK BRONZE ILLYRIAN HELMET 6th century BC A sheet-bronze Illyrian-style helmet with two parallel ribs to the bowl, rectangular facial aperture, narrow flange to the rear; punched annulets to the border of the aperture and cheek-plates; small holes to the brow and ends of the cheek-plates. 850 grams, 26cm (10 1/4"). Fine condition; restored. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate. Provenance Property of a Welsh collector; acquired early 2000 from John Moore Antiques, Bedfordshire, UK. Footnotes The term 'Illyrian' describes a style of bronze helmet, which in its later variations covered the entire head and neck, and was open-faced in all of its subsequent forms. Its earliest styles were first developed in ancient Greece, specifically in the Peloponnese, during the 8th and 7th centuries BC (700–640 BC). Accurate representations on Corinthian vases are sufficient to indicate that the "Illyrian" type helmet was developed before 600 BC. The helmet was misleadingly named as an "Illyrian" type due to a large number of early finds coming from Illyria. Date Thursday 12th February 2015 - Saturday 14th February 2015, Antiquities & Coin Catalogue Auction TimeLine Auctions Ltd arranges printed catalogue rostrum Auctions, eAuctions and Timed Auctions where we offer antiquities, ancient artefacts / artifacts, antiques, collectibles, coins, medals and books for public sale.
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