An Illyrian helmet, 6th century BC. Bronze with dark green patina. Tall skull with distinctly raised and stepped ridges, fastening hooks for the attachment of a crest at front and at back. Large face-opening surmounted by two ribs across the brow, long pierced cheek-pieces and flared neck-guard. A row of lenticular decorative pins around the perimeter. Partially with more extensive replacements and restorations at the crown, the face-opening and the nape. Height 23 cm, weight 1002 g. Provenance: German private collection, 1970s. historic, histori, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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Keywords: ancient, bronze, dark, greek, green, hellas, helmet, illyrian, patina, times, world