Ancient Bronze Samnite Helmet & Neckguard - 450 BC

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Ancient Bronze Samnite Helmet & Neckguard - 450 BC:
$165000.00

An ancient Samnite bronze helmet and neck guard, dating to 450 BC.

This imposing helmet, a unique hybrid of the Samnite-Chalcidian type, has an unusually intense quality. That it survives with its original neck-guard is completely unparalleled, immediately commanding our attention. Whilst different armour assemblages are known from the ancient world, this helmet flows so seamlessly into its neckguard that it allows us to give form to a ghostly ancient warrior.

Worn by a warrior of the Samnites, a south Italic people who crushed the early Roman state in a series of spectacular battles.

Height: 18 1/2 inches mounted. 9 1/2 inches unmounted.
Length:
Width: Condition: Provenance: German private collection, acquired in the middle of the 20th century.Published:ArtAncient, 2014. Glimpses. Object 30

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