CASQUE ÉTRUSQUE, BRONZE, CIRCA IV-IIIE S. AV. J.-C. AN ETRUSCAN MONTEFORTINO TYPE BRONZE HELMET, CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C., the domed helmet with riveted pointed attachment and flanged neck guard, with triple bossed decoration above the hinged cheek pieces, cheekpieces largely restored, 32cm high, 15cm wide, 25cm deep Footnotes: Provenance: Private collection, North America. Private collection, England. In the collection of the Catalan Private Foundation for Iberian Archeology. with J. Bagot, Barcelona. Acquired from the above in 2011. There is an example of a Montefortino helmet in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with triple boss decorated cheek-pieces, acc. no. L.2018.51. It is unusual for Montefortino helmets to survive with their cheek-pieces as they were often made of leather, an easily perishable material. This type of helmet is named after the region of Montefortino in Italy where an example was excavated in a Celtic burial. These helmets were popular amongst the Italic peoples who derived the design from Celtic helmets made of iron. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com