Bronze Winged Helmet of Phrygian-Chalcidian Type

Decorated with wings and coiled feather holders. On the cheek-pieces are Nike and Artemis, goddesses associated with victory and prowess in arms.

h. 41.3 cm

4th century BC

Bronze

Provenance

Ex Axel Guttmann Collection (AG327), acquired on the Cologne Art Market
Christie's Axel Guttmann Sale, London, April 28, 2007, lot 96
Mr and Mrs Charles W. Newhall, III, 2004-2009
Acquired at Christie’s, Sale 2232, New York, December 11, 2009, lot 103

Publications

Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Antike Helme, Kalender, 1991
H. Born, Restaurierung antiker Bronzewaffen: Sammlung Axel Guttmann, Mainz, 1993, vol. 2, no. IX (AG 327)
M. Junkelmann & A. Guttmann, Römische Helme, 2000, pp. 10-12
M. Junkelmann, Das Spiel mit dem Tod. So kämpften Roms Gladiatoren, 2000, p. 52, pl. 65
Christie's London, Axel Guttmann Sale, Mainz, April 28, 2004, lot 96
Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, September/October 2004, vol. XV, no. 5, p. 33
Christie's New York, Antiquities Sale, December 11, 2009, lot 103
M. Burns, "Graeco-Italic Militaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 218, fig. 106
M. Merrony, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins. La Collection Famille Levett, France, 2012, p. 47
Susan Moore, Apollo Magazine, February 1, 2012, p. 22
La marche de l'Histoire, February 1, 2013, no. 4, p. 20
Egypte Ancienne, May-June-July 2013, no 8, p. 70

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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