PILOS HELMET SOUTHERN ITALY, LATE 4TH - 3RD CENTURY

hammered sheet bronze, of conical form, with a broad rim offset by raised borders above a neck guard, the top of the helmet topped by a reinforced disc with tongue rosette, originally intended to hold a central spike for mounting the crest, dual circular appliqués with four spoke wheels representing the underworld adorn the sides (Dimensions: 32cm tall)

(32cm tall)

Footnote: Provenance: R.G.C. Collection, Madrid, Spain Axel Guttmann Collection of Ancient Arms and Armour, Germany, collection number AG 535 Auktion Cahn, Basel, 19th November 2014, lot 187