Object Title
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type
Measurements
Height 26 cm (from cheek guard to crown)
Creation Date
5th or early 4th century B.C.
Credit Line
Gift of Martin E. Segal, 2006
Museum Name
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/257808
Provenance Information
Formerly in the Kyros Melas Collection, London, England. With the Aridane Galleries since 1993; acquired by Martin Segal from the Ariadne Galleries in 2000; partial gift of Martin Segal to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2006, with the remaining portion given in 2012.
Exhibition Information
None.
Publication Information
None.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Partial interest received prior to 2008
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This work has established provenance to at least 1993 and, prior to that date, was the in the Kyros Melas Collection. The work was accepted as a partial gift in 2006. This helmet is a welcome addition to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s significant holdings of ancient Greek armor. It is a rare example of a subtype of the Illyrian helmet, of which only three other examples are known. One of these is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collections (35.11.2).