Bidspirit auction | STUNNING CORINTHIAN BRONZE HELMET

STUNNING CORINTHIAN BRONZE HELMET - Ca. 550 - 450 BCA bronze Corinthian helmet hammered in one piece with a tall, smoothly rounded skull descending into an integral neck guard that flares slightly at the rear. The face is cut with large almond-shaped eye openings divided by a broad, tapering nose guard that projects from the brow. Long cheekpieces splay outward towards their lower ends, framing a narrow opening for the mouth and chin.Size: 250mm x 200mm; Weight: 785g.Provenance: Private Collection; Belgian and UK art markets, 2000s-2010s; Previously in the collection of Alice F?nfschilling-Moser, Switzerland, acquired from Superior Stamp and Coin Co., INC, USA, 1977.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 07.286.105; A. Bottini, M. EGG, F. Wilhelm Von Hase, H. Pflug, U. Schaaf, P. Schaur, G. Waurik, Antike Helme, Antikenmuseum Berlin, Fig. 12. Tafel. 35.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.