An c ie n t B r o n ze H e l me t s & W e apo ns 53 ILLYRIAN BRONZE HELMET OF TYPE II The edges with a band of decorative rivets; two strengthening ridges run front to back over the calotte; with long integrally worked cheekpieces. Late 7th-mid-6th Century BC. Max. H. ca. 10 1/2 in. (26.6 cm.) Ex Helios Ancient Art, London, 1992; British private collection. 54 HELLENISTIC BRONZE HELMET OF THE PILOS TYPE with a broad offset concave brim. Slight deformation at the helmet point, with one soldered attachment loop on the inside for the chinstraps. 4th-3rd Century BC. H. 9 in. (23 cm.) Ex collection (AG 519/H 172) of Axel Guttmann (1944-2001), Berlin, acquired in Krefeld in 1991. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXI, 2010, no. 100.
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