ETRUSCAN BRONZE MONTEFORTINO HELMET Ca. 500 - 400 BC. A bronze Montefortino helmet with a high domed crown surmounted by a solid knop finial. The crown is smooth and rounded, curving gently downwards from the apex. A narrow, horizontal flange projects outward around the lower edge, forming a continuous brim. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2015.758.1. Size: 220mm x 250mm; Weight: 855g Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Peter Ing Till collection, Vienna, Austria; formerly with Austrian collector since the 1990s. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.