Etruscan Bronze Negau Helmet
An ancient Etruscan bronze helmet of the Negau type. The crown has a central ridge running front to back. There is a recessed band around the lower rim. Ca. 450 - 350 BC. Height 8 in. (20.5 cm). With traces of fabric and organic material imbedded in the patina. Etruscan helmets of the Negau type are named for the village in Slovenia where a cache of such helmets was initially found in 1812. cf.: similar Negau helmets in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, inv. no. 1970.35, and the Antikensammlung, Berlin, inv. no. Fr. 1019. For a discussion of the Negau helmet type, see: Antike Helme. Sammlung Lipperheide und andere BestaÌ?nde des Antikenmuseums Berlin (Mainz, 1988), pp. 243-270. Formerly in the collection of the author Alexandre Nicolai (1865-1952), Bordeaux, France; subsequently in a California private collection.
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