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Source Description
This remarkably well-preserved bronze helmet belongs to an iconic type known as Corinthian yet produced far beyond the city of Corinth. Designed for use by hoplite warriors, who fought with spears and shields in shoulder-to-shoulder (phalanx) formation, such helmets provide maximum protection but limited vision, hearing, and movement. Probably first cast and then hammered into its final shape, the helmet features both gentle curves and sharp angles, evoking the head and face that it protected. Similar helmets appear frequently on warriors shown in ancient art, though often with crests of horsehair or other organic materials that no longer survive.
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Document identity
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680766
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Corinthian Helmet
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680766
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Corinthian Helmet
description
This remarkably well-preserved bronze helmet belongs to an iconic type known as Corinthian yet produced far beyond the city of Corinth. Designed for use by hoplite warriors, who fought with spears and shields in shoulder-to-shoulder (phalanx) formation, such helmets provide maximum protection but limited vision, hearing, and movement. Probably first cast and then hammered into its final shape, the helmet features both gentle curves and sharp angles, evoking the head and face that it protected. Similar helmets appear frequently on warriors shown in ancient art, though often with crests of horsehair or other organic materials that no longer survive.
date
c. 625–550 BCE
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en
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Arms and Armor
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1
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Overall: 23.5 x 19.5 x 27 cm (9 1/4 x 7 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
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Greek
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2024.63
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Bronze
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Corinthian Helmet, c. 625–550 BCE. Greek. Bronze; overall: 23.5 x 19.5 x 27 cm (9 1/4 x 7 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2024.63
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GR - Greek
didYouKnow
A small hole above the rear neckline, now repaired, may reflect a fatal blow.
citations
citation
Kukahn, Erich. <em>Der Griechische Helm. </em>Marburg-Lahn, 1936. p. 70, no. 58.
citation
Kunze, Emile. <em>Olympiabericht</em>, Vol. VII. Berlin, 1961. p. 85, footnote no. 29.
citation
Hixenbaugh, R. and Waldman, A. <em>Ancient Greek Helmets</em>. New York, 2019. p. 376, cat. C269.
citation
"New on View.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>65, no. 1 (2025): Back cover.
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Reproduced and Mentioned: Back cover
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Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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5f95983e06b24338b27d23a3c4969911
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Dr. John and Helen Collis Family Gallery
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2026-06-18 21:17:52.084000
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680766
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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Bronze
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