STUNNING CHALCIDIAN HELMET WITH CHEEKS Ca. 500 - 400 BC. A bronze Chalcidian helmet with a domed, carinated crown and a prominent horizontal ridge encircling the lower section. The front has arched openings for the eyes, separated by a short, projecting nasal guard extending from the brow. Hinged, separately made cheek-pieces are attached behind the eye openings, each contoured to follow the jawline and ending in a rounded edge. The helmet curves down at the back into a broad, flaring neck flange with a sharply defined rim. Mounted on a modern stand. For similar see: The Walters Art Museum, Accession Number 54.2468. Size: 340mm x 240mm; Weight: 670g 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.