Bidspirit auction | STUNNING VIKING IRON HELMET

STUNNING VIKING IRON HELMET - Ca. AD 800 - 1000 . An iron helmet with a sharply raised medial ridge running over a hemispherical skull. The basal edge plain and pierced with a row of small circular perforations.Size: 230mm x 160mm; Weight: 740gProvenance: Private London collection; previously acquired in Austria in the early 2000s; formerly in 1990s Austrian collection of Peter Ing Till.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.