4th century BC. A bronze Chalcidian helmet forged in one piece; nasal and short, flared neck-guard at the rear; decoration representing a furrowed brow, hairline, scalloped helmet decoration and border around nasal; raised panels to the upper section of the bowl; a series of piercings to each side to receive the cheek-pieces (absent); mounted on a custom-made stand. See Chernenko, E. V., Skifskii dospekh (Scythian armour), Naukova dumka, Kiev, 1968; Pflug, H., Chalkidische Helme in Antike Helme, RGZM Monographien 14. Mainz, 1988, pp. 137-150; Chernenko, E.V., The Scythians 700-300 BC, Hong Kong, 1998; ????????? ?. ?., ????? ??????????? ??????? ?? ????????? ??????' (Sarmatian Age Helmets from Eastern Europe), in Stratum Plus, n. 4, 2014, pp. 249-284. 2.3 kg total, 36cm including stand (14"). Property of a private New York collection; previously in a private European collection, acquired in the 1990s; accompanied by an expertise 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 AIAD certificate number no.10195-164354.