GREEK/THRACIAN BRONZE HELMET WITH HORNS OF ZEUS AMMON. Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A rare Chalcidian bronze helmet with angular ribs hammered outwards on each side. The helmet is adorned with stylised, coiled horns of Zeus Amun. On the forehead, above a face composed of eyes and eyebrows, two stepped and arched ridges in repoussé join in the centre to form an extremely shortened nasal. Behind this, the entire rim extends horizontally and flanges outwards. In the front half of the helmet, a cheek piece, is attached to the helmet by a five-piece tubular hinge. For similar see: Princely Burial of the Hellenistic Period in the Mezmay Burial-Ground (North-Western Caucasus), Ancient Civilizations from Scythia to Siberia 18 (2012) 281-339. Size: 285mm x 210mm; Weight: 725g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.