GREEK HOPLITE CHALCIDIAN TYPE HELMET

Ca. 400 BC. Very Rare Greek Chalcidian type Helmet with cheek-guards; embossed with geometric pattern; Similar helmets were worn by the Greek Hoplites during the time of Alexander the Great. Museum Quality helmet with fanatastic patina; Intact; on custom stand; H:300mm/L:225mm/H:430mm; 11.81in/8.86in/16.93in (with stand); 544g/744g(with stand);Provenance: from a Private British collection, formed in the 1980s-90s on the UK and European art market; The item comes with Professional Certificate of Authenticity, Scientific report written by Dr. Ivan Bonchev, Ph.D., University of Oxford.