Museo Egizio
“Pilos”-type helmet
- Date
- 332–30 BCE
- Medium
- Metal / Bronze
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Department
- Museo Egizio, Turin
- Institution
- Museo Egizio
- Object ID
- Cat_7174
From the Museo Egizio record
This small bronze helmet, possibly a votive gift brought by a Greek soldier to a temple, carries on the brim the name of an Alexander, son of Nicanor. In the Ptolemaic period there were great numbers of Greek soldiers and Eastern Greek mercenaries in Egypt. Dimensions: 29.2 cm x 23 cm. Museum location: Museum / Floor 1 / Room 12 / Showcase 01. Image views available: 3.
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- Provenance
- Unknown
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