Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 85 - Antiquities sessione unica
Monday 14 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
OUTSTANDING CORINTHIAN BRONZE HELMET 650 - 600 BC
OUTSTANDING CORINTHIAN BRONZE HELMET
650 - 600 BC
height cm 22
Corinthian helmet of a Greek warrior, well preserved and of extraordinary beauty and suggestive power. The helmet is made with a single heavy sheet, of domed form, on which are still preserved crest attachment elements and small holes over the almond-shaped eyes. With an amazing patina from the deep see. Provenance: From a collector-entrepreneur of the past who lived between the US and Europe, bought in the 1980s.