Bronze helmet of Illyrian type

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early 5th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

In the Illyrian helmet, the opening for the face is rectilinear, with a horizontal line at the forehead and two verticals at the inner edges of the cheekpieces. Two parallel ridges on the crown frame the crest.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 5th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Estée Lauder Inc., 1992