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Bronze helmet of Illyrian type

Bronze helmet of Illyrian type. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: Height 26 cm (from cheek guard to crown). Date: 5th or early 4th century B.C.. The Illyrian helmet was a popular type in the Classical period. A similiar helmet with the elaborate plumed crest that was once attached between the ridges on the top appears on silver tetraobols of the Macedonian King Perdiccas II (ca. 454-413 B.C.).
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Title:
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type
Caption:
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: Height 26 cm (from cheek guard to crown). Date: 5th or early 4th century B.C.. The Illyrian helmet was a popular type in the Classical period. A similiar helmet with the elaborate plumed crest that was once attached between the ridges on the top appears on silver tetraobols of the Macedonian King Perdiccas II (ca. 454-413 B.C.).
Technique/material:
BRONZE
Period:
classical
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3534 x 4200 px | 42.5 MB
Print size:
29.9 x 35.6 cm | 11.8 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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