Corinthian helmet offered in Edinburgh auction

An Apulian-Corinthian helmet from the late 5th-early 4th century BC, estimated at £8000-12,000 at Lyon & Turnbull’s African & Oceanic Art & Antiquities auction in Edinburgh.

Lyon & Turnbull’s African & Oceanic Art & Antiquities auction in Edinburgh on October 16 includes this Apulian-Corinthian helmet from the late 5th-early 4th century BC.

Extracted from Antiques Trade Gazette | ATG Reporter

With incised decoration of boars on each cheek, it is estimated at £8000-12,000.

It was previously in the collection of Austrian-German arms and armour collector Axel Guttmann (1944-2001).