04-09-2009, 07:30 PM
Hello Richard!
There are ten Chalkidian helmets known to me which have cheekpieces in the form of ram's/goats heads.
Six are from Olympia (Olympia-Mus. inv. nos. B 2798, B 4341, B 4446, B 4914, B 5906, B 6523), the others from Lokri (Neapel, Mus. Naz. inv. 5737), Metapont (St. Louis, City Art Mus. Acc. 282.49), Ruvo (London, British Mus. inv. 2830) and without findspot (Hermann-Historica, Auktion 48 lot 3046).
Another example in Paris (Louvre inv. 1128) is a pasticcio of different types putted together in modern times).
Apart from depictions in art (mostly vasepaintings and the famous so-called bust of Leonidas from Sparta) I know only one Corinthian with ram's head cheekpieces (from Olympia, Mus. inv. B 5239), but even it has no ear-cutouts it should also rather be classified as a Corinthian-Chalkidian mix-type (like the "Corinthians" with ear-cutouts and others which show clear influences of the Chalkidian type).
Greets,
Andreas
There are ten Chalkidian helmets known to me which have cheekpieces in the form of ram's/goats heads.
Six are from Olympia (Olympia-Mus. inv. nos. B 2798, B 4341, B 4446, B 4914, B 5906, B 6523), the others from Lokri (Neapel, Mus. Naz. inv. 5737), Metapont (St. Louis, City Art Mus. Acc. 282.49), Ruvo (London, British Mus. inv. 2830) and without findspot (Hermann-Historica, Auktion 48 lot 3046).
Another example in Paris (Louvre inv. 1128) is a pasticcio of different types putted together in modern times).
Apart from depictions in art (mostly vasepaintings and the famous so-called bust of Leonidas from Sparta) I know only one Corinthian with ram's head cheekpieces (from Olympia, Mus. inv. B 5239), but even it has no ear-cutouts it should also rather be classified as a Corinthian-Chalkidian mix-type (like the "Corinthians" with ear-cutouts and others which show clear influences of the Chalkidian type).
Greets,
Andreas
Andreas Gagelmann
Berlin, Germany
Berlin, Germany