Bronze helmet of Illyrian type

Greek

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 158

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.).

Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Bronze, Greek

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Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Bronze, Greek
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Bronze, Greek
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Bronze, Greek
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Bronze, Greek
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Bronze, Greek
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Bronze, Greek
Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Bronze, Greek

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