6th century BC. A spectacular bronze helmet of Corinthian typology raised from a single sheet, strong nose guard with rounded end, large eye openings, regularly disposed holes around the edges for the attachment of inner padding; wide flaring flange to the rear, the crown pierced for the attachment of a crest; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 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; a near identical helmet in the Axel Guttman Collection (Inv. No AG 510).3 kg total, 32cm including stand (12 1/2"). Property of a gentleman living in central London; formerly in an old private Japanese collection, acquired prior to 1990; 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 AIAD certificate number no.10400-170147. The helmet is a nicely shaped, large-sized representative of the late Archaic Corinthian helmets, which were part of the equipment of the hoplites. This helmet was the most remarkable of the whole Greek world. Made mainly of a single sheet of metal, it covered almost the whole head from the collar-bone upwards. The cheek-pieces, instead of hanging, merely swept forwards continuing the lower rim of the helmet, and left only a small, roughly T-shaped aperture for the eyes, nose and mouth. All around the rim are a series of perforations, conducted for the attachment of an inner lining. The helmet belongs to the third phase of the typology of these helmets.