Helmet
Date4th Century BC
Object PlaceThrace, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumSilver
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Dimensions7 1/16 × 9 7/16 inches (18 × 24 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Sarah Bacon Hill Fund
Object number56.18
DescriptionHelmet with raised decoration of chased and engraved details. Conical in shape with a square face opening and scalloped edges. The cheeckpieces are decorated with figures of a horned animal and bird of prey grasping a hare. The sides and back have a rosette and vine pattern. The forehead band is decorated with eyes under curling brows with a vertical strip. Bands of feathers and scallops frame the front panel and encircle the back. Ears are represented at the sides.On View
On viewLocations
- Treatment Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Conservation, Fine Art
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Franz Tau, Vienna (sold Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, Nov
1954, no 30);
Elie Borowski, Toronto
