#chalcidian helmet
Greek Bronze Chalcidian Helmet, 4th Century BC
Adorned with relief ornament illustrating the Herakles cycle, including, on the brim, the infant Herakles struggling with the serpents of Hera, on the left cheek-guard, the hero wearing the Nemean lion skin, battling the Lernean Hydra, and, on the right cheek-guard, the youthful figure in combat with his club raised up behind his head, the high relief enhanced with incised details, the forward portion of the bowl preserving the foundation from the loops for attachment of a crest; the helmet now crowned with a fragmentary wreath of bronze and gilt terracotta elements.
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