Chalcidian-Type Helmet

ca. 500 BCE (Late Archaic)

18.5 cm 30.1 cm 23.5 cm

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The form of this helmet, known as Chalcidian, is distinguished by the curved cheekpieces, which are attached here by pins terminating in snake heads. For a Greek youth, the acquisition of a helmet was a long-awaited badge of manhood. Each helmet had to be custom-made and was t...

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Peter Gwynn of Ronald A. Lee Works of Art, Surrey, England [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1966, by purchase.
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