7th century BC. A bronze helmet of Archaic Corinthian typology made from a single sheet of metal, high bowl with large eye openings arching downwards forming the cheek protection, strong nose guard and everted neck protection; regularly disposed rivet holes along the edges for the inner padding. See Snodgrass, A.M., Arms & Armor of the Greeks, London, 1967; Bottini, A., Egg. M., Von Hase F. W., Pflug H., Schaaf U., Schauer P., Waurick G., Antike Helme, Sammlung Lipperheide und andere Bestände des Antikenmuseums Berlin, Mainz 1988; D’Amato R., Salimbeti A., Early Iron Age Greek Warrior, 1100-700 BC, Oxford, 2016; a near identical helmet in the Olympia Museum (Bottini, Egg, Von Hase, Pflug, Schaaf, Schauer, Waurick, 1988, p.77 figs.11-12).3 kg total, helmet: 1.12 kg, 39cm including stand (15 1/4"). From the collection of a respected UK gentleman, assembled in the 1960s; accompanied by an academic report by military specialist Dr. Raffaele D'Amato; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by IADAA certificate number no.01042020/1228. The Corinthian helmet was an invention of the ancient Greeks, derived from the early models of hollow-eyed helmets of the Bronze Age Achaeans, combined with the new helmet models imported from the Near East. The helmet type was a remarkable one, as with a single sheet of metal, it protected almost the entire head from the collar bone upwards (Snodgrass, 1967, p.51"). A video of this lot can be viewed on Timeline Auctions website.