Cleveland Museum of Art
Chalcidian Helmet
- Date
- c. 350–200 BCE
- Medium
- Tinned bronze
- Culture
- Greek (perhaps Black Sea area)
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 540824
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
Among ancient helmets, the Chalcidian type is varied, widespread, and comparatively unrestrictive, with relatively wide openings for the eyes and ears. This example, probably made in the Black Sea region or even further east, features a pointed noseguard, high carinated crown, molded brow ridge, and everted rear flange, plus large separately made hinged cheekpieces. The tinned bronze surface is almost silver in color, with extensive decoration including small incised linked scrolls and much larger embossed linked scrolls. Although named for Chalcis, a city in Euboia, Chalcidean helmets were made across the Greek world.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and Family
- Provenance
- Private Russian Collection | -2006: F.A.C. Kunsthandel (Wolfgang Wilhelm), Frankfurt, Germany, sold to Barbara Robinson | 2006-2023: Mrs. Barbara Robinson, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 2023: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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