Late Roman Cavalry Parade Helmet

Ornate, bronze, of a shape worn by cavalry soldiers. Highly decorated with a relief design done in repoussé technique - on the front an imposing Roman Imperial eagle stands on a wavy ground line indicated by punch marks. On the back, two winged Victories hold up a wreath. Like other helmets of this type it may have been fitted with a metal face mask that is now missing. A triangular shaped visor projects over the forehead and has two small round protrusions from the sides of the visor.

h. 32.5 x w. 22 cm

3rd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

Ex- German collection
Acquired by Phoenix Ancient Art from Galerie Herakles, Munich, September 1, 1996
Came from England to Switzerland in 1997, Accompanied with a British export lisence - b2/01476/97
Acquired at Phoenix Ancient Art, New York, December 8, 2010

Publications

M. Junkelmann, "Roman Miltaria" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 258, fig. 60
K. Schörle, L'armée de Rome: La puissance et la gloire, Arles, 2018, p. 160, no. 76
J. Coulston, "The power and the glory", Minerva: the international Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, Volume 30 n°2, March/April 2019, p.16, n°6

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
L’armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, Musée Départamental Arles Antique, Arles, France, December 15, 2018 — April 22, 2019

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