4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
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‡ A GREEK BRONZE HELMET OF ILLYRIAN TYPE, 6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.
formed in one piece with a rounded crown decorated to either side with raised medial ridges of inverted 'V-section, at the rear an outward flange forming a short neck-guard, pierced with a projecting central rivet at the brow, the integral downward-projecting cheek-pieces forming a rectangular face-opening, the principle edges decorated with a series of small punched circles (the cheek-pieces and the rear of the skull repaired, the whole with a mottled patina overall), 24.0 cm
Provenance
Norman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho
Illyrian helmets originate in the Peloponnese region, with the majority having been excavated in Illyria (Northwestern part of the Balkan peninsula). Examples of these helmets belonging to Type III A, have been found in warrior graves belonging to Macedonian and Illyrian tribes, the closest example being from Sindos, Grave 115. See Pflug 1988 pp. 42-65, a related example (type IIIA) is preserved in the Olympia Museum, see Pflug, ibid, p. 54, abb. 10-11.
Sold for £13,000
formed in one piece with a rounded crown decorated to either side with raised medial ridges of inverted 'V-section, at the rear an outward flange forming a short neck-guard, pierced with a projecting central rivet at the brow, the integral downward-projecting cheek-pieces forming a rectangular face-opening, the principle edges decorated with a series of small punched circles (the cheek-pieces and the rear of the skull repaired, the whole with a mottled patina overall), 24.0 cm
Provenance
Norman Fargo, Sandpoint, Idaho
Illyrian helmets originate in the Peloponnese region, with the majority having been excavated in Illyria (Northwestern part of the Balkan peninsula). Examples of these helmets belonging to Type III A, have been found in warrior graves belonging to Macedonian and Illyrian tribes, the closest example being from Sindos, Grave 115. See Pflug 1988 pp. 42-65, a related example (type IIIA) is preserved in the Olympia Museum, see Pflug, ibid, p. 54, abb. 10-11.
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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