Bronze helmet of Illyrian type
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5th or early 4th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art
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.).
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 5th or early 4th century BCE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Greek
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Martin E. Segal, 2006
