Chalcidian helmets such as this one were often worn by ancient Greek warriors. Courtesy of the Parco Archeologico di Paestum & Velia Archaeologists in southern Italy announced last week that they ...
People have been collecting helmets for thousands of years, with the finest specimens either closely held or having long ago gone to museums … so when the world’s finest private collection sold at ...
500-lot auction features Egyptian 'sickle sword,' Imsety human-head canopic jar, Ancient Roman jewellery, Chalcidian helmets, medieval silver-gilt dish with niello lion, Sumerian pictograph tablet ...