Helmet cheekpiece with beard in repousse
Helmet cheekpiece with beard in repousse
Helmet cheekpiece with beard in repousse
Helmet cheekpiece with beard in repousse

Currently not on view

Helmet cheekpiece with beard in repousse,

4th century BCE

Greek (North)
1999-10

Information

Title
Helmet cheekpiece with beard in repousse
Dates

4th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
10.8 x 14.9 x 4.5 cm (4 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund, Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Jr. Memorial Collection Fund, and the Classical Purchase Fund
Object Number
1999-10
Culture
Greek
Type
armor, cheekpieces
Materials
bronze
Techniques
repoussé
Subject
allover patterns, grapes, beards

Purchased from Robert E. Hecht, Jr., New York in 1999.

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