Apex of a Phrygian Helmet

Culture: Greek

Period: 5th-4th century B.C.

Material: Bronze, Silver

Dimensions: 14 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 2323

Provenance: Old German private collection. Auctioned on 24 September 2011 at Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Munich, Germany, lot 1181. Thence collection Claus-Eberhard Schultze, Berlin, Germany.

Condition: Fragment

Description: Apex of a Phrygian helmet formed of two bronze sheets. The name given to this type of helmet are derived from its shape, in particular the high and forward inclined apex, in which it resembles the caps (usually of leather) habitually worn by Phrygian and Thracian people. On one side a preserved leaf-formed silver applique which had a decorative purpose. Mounted.